Town Hall · Anderson

Anderson, IN town hall & government

Anderson spent $195.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,546 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Anderson's money goes

Spent
$195.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,546
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$57.6 million
$1,045 per resident
Water & other utilities
$109.3 million56%
Police
$18.1 million9%
Sewer & trash
$15.4 million8%
Fire
$13.3 million7%
Roads & transportation
$13.2 million7%
Housing & development
$5.7 million3%
Administration & buildings
$3.4 million2%
Parks & libraries
$2.8 million1%
Interest on debt
$2.4 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.1 million1%
Health & welfare
$160,000<1%
Other
$10.5 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 46%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the state 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Anderson

Full-time staff
723
76 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$78,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
30
and 94 full-time firefighters
Water & other utilities
160 full-time10 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
107 full-time
Fire
97 full-time7 part
Police
79 full-time36 part
Roads & transportation
87 full-time
Administration & buildings
46 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
31 full-time12 part
Sewer & trash
28 full-time
Housing & development
16 full-time7 part
Health & welfare
7 full-time
Other
65 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Anderson didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Anderson Community School Corporation

Anderson's K–12 school district, shared with Country Club Heights, Edgewood, Richland, River Forest, Union and Woodlawn Heights. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,808
Indiana: $13,688
Students
6,038
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$92.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $16,808 per pupil, $9,645 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 Anderson: South Madison Community School Corporation ($11,360 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Anderson pay

Typical tax bill
$996
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$119,000
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 Anderson's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofanderson.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Anderson →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Anderson

Anderson is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Victoria Spartz. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Anderson'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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