Town Hall · Wingate

Wingate, IN town hall & government

Wingate spent $273,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,022 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wingate's money goes

Spent
$273,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,022
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$100,00037%
Sewer & trash
$94,00034%
Water & other utilities
$57,00021%
Roads & transportation
$12,0004%
Police
$10,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 37%
  • Fees & charges 37%
  • From the state 25%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wingate

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Montgomery Community School Corporation

Wingate's K–12 school district, shared with Coal Creek, Darlington, Franklin, Linden, Madison and New Richmond. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,414
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,859
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$31.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $12,414 per pupil, $6,264 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 Wingate pay

Typical tax bill
$353
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.46%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$76,000
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 Wingate's government

Town hall & decisions in Wingate →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wingate

Wingate is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Wingate'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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