Town Hall · Whiting

Whiting, IN town hall & government

Whiting spent $19.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,321 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Whiting's money goes

Spent
$19.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,321
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$19.5 million
$4,316 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.1 million16%
Fire
$2.3 million12%
Roads & transportation
$2.1 million11%
Police
$2 million10%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million6%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million6%
Administration & buildings
$836,0004%
Interest on debt
$824,0004%
Other
$6 million31%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 71%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • From the state 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Whiting

Full-time staff
80
40 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
and 15 full-time firefighters
Police
20 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
21 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
12 full-time9 part
Fire
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time11 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time3 part
Housing & development
0 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Whiting School City

Whiting's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,058
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,083
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $13,058 per pupil, $6,790 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 Whiting pay

Typical tax bill
$1,659
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$198,900
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.

Local

Contact Whiting's government

🏛️ Official websitewhitingindiana.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Whiting →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Whiting

Whiting is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Frank J. Mrvan. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Whiting'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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