Town Hall · Albany

Albany, IN town hall & government

Albany spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,221 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Albany's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,221
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$10.5 million
$4,923 per resident
Administration & buildings
$444,00017%
Sewer & trash
$354,00014%
Roads & transportation
$311,00012%
Interest on debt
$291,00011%
Parks & libraries
$227,0009%
Housing & development
$193,0007%
Water & other utilities
$173,0007%
Fire
$66,0003%
Other
$548,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 49%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • From the state 17%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Albany

Full-time staff
11
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Police
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Delaware Community School Corporation

Albany's K–12 school district, shared with Delaware, Eaton, Hamilton, Niles and Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,377
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,555
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,377 per pupil, $6,842 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.

Also serving Albany: Monroe Central School Corporation ($11,622 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Albany pay

Typical tax bill
$766
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$105,200
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.

Local

Contact Albany's government

Town hall & decisions in Albany →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Albany

Albany is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representatives Victoria Spartz and Marlin A. Stutzman. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Albany'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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