Porter County's Local Income Tax (LIT) is distributed this way: One half goes to the county government and cities and towns for their spending needs. Of the other half, the first $3.5 million goes to the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority, and the remainder funds the county's homestead credit (known as the 1% LIT credit).
The following tables show the annual income tax distributions to the county government and municipalities.
Unit
| 2018
| 2019
|
|---|
| Porter County | $5,232,595 | $5,480,827 |
| Valparaiso | $2,424,260 | $2,539,266 |
| Portage | $2,813,761 | $2,947,245 |
| Chesterton | $998,431 | $1,045,797 |
| Beverly Shores | $46,835 | $49,057 |
| Burns Harbor | $88,322 | $92,512 |
| Dune Acres | $13,905 | $14,565 |
| Hebron | $284,524 | $298,022 |
| Kouts | $143,561 | $150,371 |
| Ogden Dunes | $84,807 | $88,830 |
| Porter town | $371,165 | $388,773 |
Taxing Unit
| 2015
| 2016
| 2017
|
|---|
| County government | $4,722,841 | $4,863,057 | $5,160,822 |
| Valparaiso | $2,188,090 | $2,253,052 | $2,391,006 |
| Portage | $2,539,647 | $2,615,046 | $2,775,165 |
| Chesterton | $901,165 | $927,920 | $984,736 |
| Beverly Shores | $42,272 | $43,527 | $46,192 |
| Burns Harbor | $79,717 | $82,084 | $87,110 |
| Dune Acres | $12,552 | $12,923 | $13,714 |
| Hebron | $256,806 | $264,430 | $280,621 |
| Kouts | $129,575 | $133,422 | $141,591 |
| Ogden Dunes | $76,545 | $78,818 | $83,644 |
| Pines | $48,823 | $50,273 | $366,073 |
Source: DLGF