Town Hall · Owen

Owen, IN town hall & government

Owen spent $24,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $16 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Owen's government.

Town budget

Where Owen's money goes

Spent
$24,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$16
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Paid to other governments
$5,00021%
Other
$19,00079%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 73%
  • From the state 28%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Owen collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Owen

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Owen didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Brownstown Central Community School Corporation

Owen's K–12 school district, shared with Brownstown, Brownstown, Driftwood, Grassy Fork, Salt Creek and Pershing. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,214
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,422
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal

  • Local 33%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,214 per pupil, $7,215 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Owen pay

Typical tax bill
$685
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.44%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$154,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Owen's government

Town hall & decisions in Owen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Owen

Owen is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Erin Houchin. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Owen's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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