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Town Hall · Wea Township

In Wea Township, 59% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Indiana

Wea Township’s town government spent $553,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $16 per resident.

Election Day

Tomorrow

General election in Indiana.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$553,000
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$16
In 2022: $16, less than 68% of 22 similar towns
Long-term debt
$1.2M
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
3
full-time · 3 part-time · March payroll $17,424 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$1,377
0.62% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how Wea Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$16 per resident in 2022: less than 68% of them

Wea Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($16 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 22 Indiana towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $26, and the middle half spent $10–$48. Wea Township spent less than 68% of them.

Middle half of the group, $10–$48Median $26Wea Township

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

The group
22

Indiana towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Wea 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: fire, at 59%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 83%From the state 14%Fees & charges 2%

Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Wea 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.Building projects $130,000; interest on debt $48,000; payments to other governments $45,000. With these, the whole budget was $776,000.
Over the years

No trend yet

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

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,377 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

Indiana$1,614
Sheffield Township$1,472
Shadeland$1,420
Union Township$1,420
Wea Township$1,377
Lafayette$1,117
Fairfield Township$1,081
$1,377
typical bill a year
0.62%
effective rate
$223,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Wea 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.

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Wea Township

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 11,475 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 (34,425).

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

Administration & buildings2
Fire1
Health & welfare0 + 2 pt
Parks & libraries0 + 1 pt
3
full-time
3
part-time
$17,424
payroll for March 2022
$209,088
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$38,200
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
1
full-time firefighters
Estimates.Wea Township didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

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

Tippecanoe School Corporation

Wea Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Battle Ground, Clarks Hill, Dayton, Jackson Township, Lauramie Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Wea Township →
$11,150
per pupil · IN $13,688
13,526
students
$278.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,150 per pupil, $6,456 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 34%State 60%Federal 6%

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

Also serving Wea Township

Lafayette School Corporation · $16,144 per pupil

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Wea Township voted in 2024

Official results for Wea Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President14,062 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican54.0%7,588 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat43.8%6,157 votes

Others: 2.3% (317 votes).

Most votes in Wea Township: Donald J Trump

Indiana: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.6%

Turnout
59%

of Wea Township’s 23,950 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Indiana: 58%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. Senate13,285 votes
Jim BanksRepublican54.4%
Valerie McCrayDemocrat42.5%
Others3.1%

Most votes in Wea Township: Jim Banks

Indiana: Banks 58.6%, McCray 38.8%

Governor7,330 votes
Mike BraunRepublican89.9%
Donald RainwaterLibertarian10.0%
Others0.0%

Most votes in Wea Township: Mike Braun

President, 2024: Wea Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Wea Township54.0%43.8%2.3%14,062
Indiana58.6%39.6%1.8%2,936,677
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Who represents Wea Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Wea Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseWea Township is split between 2 districts
  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 Wea Township compares with the towns next door

Wea Township spent $16 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $2 to $989. 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
Fairfield Township$2$1,081
Sheffield Township$22$1,472
Shadeland$689$1,420
Lafayette$989$1,117
Union Townshipestimate$1,420
Wea Township$16$1,377

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 Wea Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Wea Township’s government

How much does Wea 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 68% of 22 Indiana towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Wea Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,377 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 Wea Township’s government?

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

How did Wea Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 54.0%, Kamala D Harris 43.8% (14,062 votes, official results). . Indiana: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.6%.

How many people work for Wea Township?

3 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $17,424 (about $209,088 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Wea Township in the state legislature?

Wea Township is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Indiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 22 (Ron Alting). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

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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 →