Town Hall · Hammond

Hammond, IN town hall & government

Hammond spent $268.4 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $3,486 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hammond's money goes

Spent
$268.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$3,486
typical Indiana cities: $2,068
Long-term debt
$259.8 million
$3,374 per resident
Sewer & trash
$49.5 million18%
Police
$30.5 million11%
Fire
$20.3 million8%
Roads & transportation
$20.2 million8%
Water & other utilities
$13.9 million5%
Interest on debt
$9.1 million3%
Administration & buildings
$7.2 million3%
Parks & libraries
$6.4 million2%
Paid to other governments
$4 million1%
Health & welfare
$3.1 million1%
Housing & development
$1.2 million<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$162,000<1%
Other
$102.9 million38%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • From the state 12%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hammond

Full-time staff
768
143 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
196
and 158 full-time firefighters
Police
231 full-time20 part
Fire
162 full-time
Sewer & trash
134 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
53 full-time70 part
Roads & transportation
71 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
38 full-time34 part
Water & other utilities
43 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
20 full-time
Health & welfare
8 full-time5 part
Housing & development
8 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hammond School City

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

Spending per pupil
$14,230
Indiana: $13,688
Students
11,275
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$153.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $14,230 per pupil, $7,085 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 Hammond pay

Typical tax bill
$1,630
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$159,900
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 Hammond's government

🏛️ Official websitegohammond.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hammond →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hammond

Hammond is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Frank J. Mrvan. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Hammond'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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