Town Hall · Bremen

Bremen, IN town hall & government

Bremen spent $24.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $5,241 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bremen's money goes

Spent
$24.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$5,241
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$5.2 million
$1,117 per resident
Water & other utilities
$14.3 million59%
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million9%
Police
$1.9 million8%
Housing & development
$1.2 million5%
Roads & transportation
$635,0003%
Fire
$421,0002%
Parks & libraries
$389,0002%
Interest on debt
$235,0001%
Administration & buildings
$12,000<1%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$2.9 million12%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 61%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bremen

Full-time staff
46
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$78,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
and 2 full-time firefighters
Police
16 full-time11 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Fire
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bremen Public Schools

Bremen's K–12 school district, shared with German. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,886
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,509
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $11,886 per pupil, $6,581 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 Bremen pay

Typical tax bill
$1,619
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$211,700
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 Bremen's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofbremen.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bremen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bremen

Bremen is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Rudy Yakym III. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Bremen'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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