Town Hall · Delaware

Delaware, IN town hall & government

Delaware spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $47 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Delaware's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$47
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
$535,000
$14 per resident
Fire
$300,00017%
Paid to other governments
$208,00011%
Interest on debt
$21,0001%
Other
$1.3 million71%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 54%
  • From the state 40%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
Town workforce

Who works for Delaware

Full-time staff
7
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
6 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
1 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

Hamilton Southeastern Schools

Delaware's K–12 school district, shared with Fall Creek, Fishers and Wayne. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,846
Indiana: $13,688
Students
21,299
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$230.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $12,846 per pupil, $7,652 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 Delaware pay

Typical tax bill
$2,867
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$328,400
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 Delaware's government

Town hall & decisions in Delaware →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Delaware

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

All of Delaware'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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