Fountain County Budget (2023)

── Fountain County Budget (2023) ── Total county budget: $16.2M County population: 16,617 Per-capita spending: $972/resident Poverty: 2,034 residents (12%) Median household income: $63K General: $8.8M [55%] ($530/resident) No Department: $8.8M → Salaries and Wages $3.9M, Employee Benefits $1.5M, Professional Services $691K ⚠ $1.6M in unitemized 'Other' categories Health: $3.2M [20%] ($190/resident) • Other Disbursements: $2.8M • Salaries and Wages: $230K • Employee Benefits: $70K • Rentals: $19K Law Enforcement: $2.8M [17%] ($166/resident) • Other Disbursements: $2.7M • Salaries and Wages: $42K Roads & Bridges: $1.0M [6%] ($60/resident) • Improvements Other Than Buildings: $304K • Other Supplies: $271K • Other Disbursements: $213K • Salaries and Wages: $96K Assessment: $401K [2%] ($24/resident) • Professional Services: $130K • Salaries and Wages: $126K • Employee Benefits: $82K • Other Services and Charges: $36K Social Services: $17K [0%] ($1/resident) • Salaries and Wages: $17K • Other Disbursements: $50 Courts & Justice: $10K [0%] ($1/resident) • Salaries and Wages: $9,433 • Employee Benefits: $819 • Other Disbursements: $83 County Council District 4 compensation: $5,539/yr ⚠ $1.8M (11% 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)