Clay County Budget (2023)

── Clay County Budget (2023) ── Total county budget: $18.2M County population: 26,409 Per-capita spending: $689/resident Poverty: 3,031 residents (11%) Median household income: $70K General: $12.8M [70%] ($485/resident) County Commissioners: $3.3M → Employee Benefits $1.6M, Insurance $242K, Salaries and Wages $113K ⚠ $1.3M in unitemized 'Other' categories Jail: $2.8M → Salaries and Wages $1.2M, Office Supplies $339K, Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles $170K ⚠ $1.1M in unitemized 'Other' categories No Department: $2.2M ⚠ $2.2M in unitemized 'Other' categories County Sheriff: $798K → Employee Benefits $294K, Salaries and Wages $238K, Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles $120K ⚠ $147K in unitemized 'Other' categories Court House: $723K → Utility Services $278K, Repairs and Maintenance $187K, Salaries and Wages $179K ⚠ $55K in unitemized 'Other' categories Circuit Court: $420K → Salaries and Wages $159K, Communication and Transportation $2,806, Rentals $2,739 ⚠ $254K in unitemized 'Other' categories Roads & Bridges: $3.3M [18%] ($125/resident) General & Undistributed Expense: $1.4M → Employee Benefits $503K, Repairs and Maintenance $261K, Utility Services $6,883 ⚠ $614K in unitemized 'Other' categories Highway Administration: $961K → Salaries and Wages $838K, Repair and Maintenance Supplies $15K, Communication and Transportation $9,604 ⚠ $90K in unitemized 'Other' categories Health: $1.5M [8%] ($55/resident) • Employee Benefits: $1.2M • Salaries and Wages: $189K • Communication and Transportation: $6,446 • Utility Services: $5,516 Assessment: $331K [2%] ($13/resident) • Other Services and Charges: $173K • Salaries and Wages: $98K • Repairs and Maintenance: $29K • Employee Benefits: $27K Law Enforcement: $187K [1%] ($7/resident) • Other Disbursements: $180K • Other Services and Charges: $7,200 Courts & Justice: $103K [1%] ($4/resident) • Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles: $47K • Other Personal Services: $31K • Other Services and Charges: $25K Social Services: $100 [0%] ($0/resident) • Other Services and Charges: $100 ⚠ $6.3M (35% of budget) in 'Other' categories — no vendor detail published by Gateway Source: Indiana Gateway for Local Government Annual Financial Report — Disbursements by Department, 2023 Note: County vendor/payee detail not published. Township data includes vendors. Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020-2024)