Town Hall · Muncie

Muncie, IN town hall & government

Muncie spent $111.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,711 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Muncie's money goes

Spent
$111.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,711
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$210.9 million
$3,240 per resident
Sewer & trash
$27.5 million25%
Police
$16.5 million15%
Roads & transportation
$15.3 million14%
Fire
$14.4 million13%
Administration & buildings
$6.2 million6%
Parks & libraries
$3.2 million3%
Health & welfare
$1.1 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$742,0001%
Housing & development
$38,000<1%
Other
$26.4 million24%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 45%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • From the state 20%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Muncie

Full-time staff
553
45 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
101
and 108 full-time firefighters
Sewer & trash
128 full-time3 part
Fire
123 full-time1 part
Police
117 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
79 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
36 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
16 full-time9 part
Health & welfare
13 full-time14 part
Water & other utilities
10 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
8 full-time
Housing & development
4 full-time
Other
19 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Muncie Community Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$15,928
Indiana: $13,688
Students
5,165
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 27%

Of the $15,928 per pupil, $9,149 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 Muncie: Yorktown Community Schools ($11,389 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Muncie pay

Typical tax bill
$894
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.92%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$97,300
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 Muncie's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmuncie.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Muncie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Muncie

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

All of Muncie'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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