Town Hall · Vincennes

Vincennes, IN town hall & government

Vincennes spent $19.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,189 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Vincennes's money goes

Spent
$19.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,189
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$44.6 million
$2,707 per resident
Fire
$4.2 million21%
Sewer & trash
$4.1 million21%
Water & other utilities
$3.7 million19%
Police
$2.8 million14%
Interest on debt
$1.8 million9%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million6%
Parks & libraries
$618,0003%
Administration & buildings
$447,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$277,0001%
Health & welfare
$24,000<1%
Other
$565,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 43%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Vincennes

Full-time staff
146
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
38
and 38 full-time firefighters
Police
42 full-time
Fire
38 full-time
Water & other utilities
24 full-time
Administration & buildings
14 full-time
Roads & transportation
11 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
7 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Vincennes Community School Corporation

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

Spending per pupil
$13,261
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,624
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$44.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $13,261 per pupil, $7,926 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 Vincennes pay

Typical tax bill
$859
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$111,600
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 Vincennes's government

🏛️ Official websitevincennes.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Vincennes →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Vincennes

Vincennes is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Mark B. Messmer. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Vincennes'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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