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Winamac, IN town hall & government

Winamac spent $8.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,512 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winamac's money goes

Spent
$8.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,512
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$5.1 million
$2,241 per resident
Water & other utilities
$6.1 million75%
Administration & buildings
$873,00011%
Sewer & trash
$433,0005%
Roads & transportation
$156,0002%
Housing & development
$154,0002%
Parks & libraries
$133,0002%
Interest on debt
$117,0001%
Police
$8,000<1%
Other
$104,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 79%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the state 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Winamac

Full-time staff
22
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Police
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation

Winamac's K–12 school district, shared with Franklin, Harrison, Indian Creek, Monroe, Van Buren and Jefferson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,721
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,088
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,721 per pupil, $7,873 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 Winamac pay

Typical tax bill
$631
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.43%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$147,600
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 Winamac's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofwinamac.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winamac →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winamac

Winamac is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Rudy Yakym III. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Winamac'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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