Town Hall · Utica

Utica, IN town hall & government

Utica spent $443,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $445 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Utica's money goes

Spent
$443,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$445
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$182,00041%
Police
$26,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$17,0004%
Roads & transportation
$9,0002%
Other
$209,00047%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 83%
  • From the state 5%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Utica

Full-time staff
2
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Police
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Greater Clark County Schools

Utica's K–12 school district, shared with Bethlehem, Charlestown, Charlestown, Oregon, Owen and Utica. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,144
Indiana: $13,688
Students
10,497
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$254.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,144 per pupil, $7,088 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 Utica pay

Typical tax bill
$1,481
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$241,300
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 Utica's government

Town hall & decisions in Utica →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Utica

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

All of Utica'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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