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Town Hall · Indian Creek Township

Indian Creek Township spent less per resident in 2022 than 79% of similar towns

Indian Creek Township’s town government spent $29,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $16 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$29,000
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$16
In 2022: $16, less than 79% of 489 similar towns
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
1
full-time · 3 part-time · March payroll $5,577
Typical tax bill
$1,750
0.62% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how Indian Creek Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$16 per resident in 2022: less than 79% of them

Indian Creek Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($16 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 489 Indiana towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $31, and the middle half spent $19–$54. Indian Creek Township spent less than 79% of them.

Middle half of the group, $19–$54Median $31Indian Creek Township

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
489

Indiana towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Indian Creek Township itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $16 per resident a year, or $0.04 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 34%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 58%From the state 40%Interest, fines & other 2%

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

Not in the receipt.Payments to other governments $4,000. With these, the whole budget was $33,000.
About “Other”.66% of Indian Creek Township’s day-to-day spending ($19,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Over the years

No trend yet

Indian Creek Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,750 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.62% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Indian Creek Township$1,750
Indiana$1,614
Clear Creek Township$1,431
Van Buren Township$1,416
Center Township$1,379
Perry Township$750
$1,750
typical bill a year
0.62%
effective rate
$284,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Indian Creek Township’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Tax bills are one input to Indian Creek Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Indian Creek Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Indian Creek Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Indian Creek Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Indian Creek Township yet.
Who works for Indian Creek Township

One full-time town employee for every 1,780 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,780).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings1 + 3 pt
1
full-time
3
part-time
$5,577
payroll for March 2022
$66,924
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$48,900
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Indian Creek Township had 0.6 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 240 of the 489 Indiana towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 0.0: Indian Creek Township had more than 84% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Monroe County Community School Corporation

Indian Creek Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Benton Township, Bloomington Township, Clear Creek Township, Perry Township, Polk Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Indian Creek Township →
$15,783
per pupil · IN $13,688
10,467
students
$123.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,783 per pupil, $8,169 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 41%State 50%Federal 9%

Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Indian Creek Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Indian Creek Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Indian Creek Township compares with the towns next door

Indian Creek Township spent $16 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $14 to $93. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Van Buren Township$14$1,416
Perry Township$18$750
Center Township$93$1,379
Clear Creek Townshipestimate$1,431
Indian Creek Township$16$1,750

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Indian Creek Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Indian Creek Township’s government

How much does Indian Creek Township spend per resident?

About $16 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $16 was less than 79% of 489 Indiana towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Indian Creek Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,750 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Indian Creek Township’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Indian Creek Township yet.

How many people work for Indian Creek Township?

1 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,577 (about $66,924 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Indian Creek Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 40 (Shelli Yoder) and State House District 62 (Dave Hall). The House district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Indian Creek Township’s government

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →