Town Hall · Bloomington

Bloomington, IN town hall & government

Bloomington spent $2.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $50 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bloomington's money goes

Spent
$2.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$50
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$1.3 million54%
Administration & buildings
$705,00030%
Health & welfare
$307,00013%
Other
$63,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 58%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bloomington

Full-time staff
5
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Monroe County Community School Corporation

Bloomington's K–12 school district, shared with Benton, Clear Creek, Indian Creek, Perry, Polk and Salt Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,783
Indiana: $13,688
Students
10,467
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$123.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,783 per pupil, $8,169 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Bloomington pay

Typical tax bill
$1,931
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$286,300
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 Bloomington's government

🏛️ Official websitebloomington.in.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bloomington →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bloomington

Bloomington is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Erin Houchin. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Bloomington'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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