Photo: User:Vmenkov · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Morgantown run?
Morgantown’s town government spent $606,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $611 per resident. Water and other utilities ($171,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Morgantown is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $611 per resident a year, or $1.67 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 55%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$611 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Morgantown’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($611 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $586, and the middle half spent $292–$967. Morgantown spent more than 51% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($153,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Morgantown itself left out).
No trend yet
Morgantown reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $669 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.50% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Morgantown’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 Morgantown’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Morgantown →
Who’s in charge in Morgantown
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Morgantown’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on morgantownindiana.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 165 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (992).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United School Corporation
Morgantown’s K–12 school district, shared with Hensley Township, Jackson Township, Nineveh Township, Prince's Lakes, Trafalgar. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,538 per pupil, $6,157 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.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Morgantown.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: morgantownindiana.org ↗
- 2Indiana HouseState representatives
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Morgantown compares with the towns next door
Morgantown spent $611 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Hensley Township | $5 | $2,097 |
| Jackson Township | $46 | $1,090 |
| Morgantown | $611 | $669 |
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 Morgantown’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Morgantown’s government
How much does Morgantown spend per resident?
About $611 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 $611 was more than 51% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Morgantown?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $669 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.50% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see morgantownindiana.org.
Who runs Morgantown’s government?
See morgantownindiana.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Morgantown yet.
How many people work for Morgantown?
6 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $39,001 (about $468,012 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Morgantown in the state legislature?
State Senate District 37 (Rod Bray) and State House District 60 (Peggy Mayfield). The House district also covers 22 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Morgantown’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →