DeKalb County Budget (2023)

── DeKalb County Budget (2023) ── Total county budget: $28.6M County population: 43,807 Per-capita spending: $652/resident Poverty: 4,119 residents (9%) Median household income: $74K General: $20.0M [70%] ($456/resident) County Commissioners: $6.0M → Payments on Bonds and Other Debt Principal $412K, Salaries and Wages $217K, Insurance $5,737 ⚠ $5.3M in unitemized 'Other' categories County Sheriff: $4.6M → Salaries and Wages $2.8M, Office Supplies $4,304 ⚠ $1.8M in unitemized 'Other' categories Data Processing (Computers): $1.1M → Salaries and Wages $316K, Office Supplies $14K ⚠ $790K in unitemized 'Other' categories Public Defender: $788K → Salaries and Wages $746K, Office Supplies $794 ⚠ $41K in unitemized 'Other' categories Probation: $706K → Salaries and Wages $682K, Office Supplies $1,162 ⚠ $23K in unitemized 'Other' categories Court House: $671K → Salaries and Wages $83K, Office Supplies $12K, Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles $877 ⚠ $575K in unitemized 'Other' categories Roads & Bridges: $4.8M [17%] ($109/resident) County Highway: $1.2M → Operating Supplies $170K, Salaries and Wages $112K ⚠ $937K in unitemized 'Other' categories Maintenance & Repair: $886K → Salaries and Wages $796K ⚠ $90K in unitemized 'Other' categories Highway Administration: $238K → Salaries and Wages $231K, Office Supplies $497, Operating Supplies $26 ⚠ $5,588 in unitemized 'Other' categories Health: $2.5M [9%] ($56/resident) • Other Services and Charges: $1.2M • Other Personal Services: $838K • Salaries and Wages: $359K • Other Supplies: $17K Law Enforcement: $684K [2%] ($16/resident) • Other Disbursements: $601K • Other Personal Services: $61K • Other Services and Charges: $17K • Other Supplies: $5,919 Assessment: $412K [1%] ($9/resident) • Other Services and Charges: $286K • Salaries and Wages: $119K • Other Personal Services: $6,399 Courts & Justice: $198K [1%] ($5/resident) • Salaries and Wages: $108K • Other Services and Charges: $40K • Other Personal Services: $40K • Other Supplies: $10K Social Services: $49K [0%] ($1/resident) • Other Personal Services: $49K • Other Services and Charges: $800 ⚠ $11.0M (39% 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)