Jefferson County Budget (2023)

── Jefferson County Budget (2023) ── Total county budget: $22.5M County population: 32,998 Per-capita spending: $680/resident Poverty: 3,808 residents (12%) Median household income: $65K General: $12.3M [55%] ($374/resident) County Commissioners: $2.8M → Employee Benefits $1.8M, Professional Services $308K, Salaries and Wages $305K ⚠ $25K in unitemized 'Other' categories Jail: $2.2M → Salaries and Wages $1.2M, Operating Supplies $331K, Utility Services $154K ⚠ $393K in unitemized 'Other' categories County Sheriff: $1.8M → Salaries and Wages $1.5M, Operating Supplies $159K, Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles $23K ⚠ $55K in unitemized 'Other' categories No Department: $1.3M → Transfer Out - Transferred To Another Fund $1.2M, Distributions to Other Governmental Entities $2,980, Communication and Transportation $565 ⚠ $3,005 in unitemized 'Other' categories Public Defender: $836K → Professional Services $717K, Salaries and Wages $111K, Operating Supplies $4,808 ⚠ $88 in unitemized 'Other' categories Probation: $407K → Salaries and Wages $307K, Employee Benefits $100K Roads & Bridges: $5.2M [23%] ($157/resident) Maintenance & Repair: $1.7M → Salaries and Wages $620K, Professional Services $23K, Operating Supplies $18K ⚠ $1.1M in unitemized 'Other' categories General & Undistributed Expense: $985K → Employee Benefits $294K, Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles $252K, Repairs and Maintenance $87K ⚠ $249K in unitemized 'Other' categories No Department: $294K → Salaries and Wages $293K ⚠ $821 in unitemized 'Other' categories Highway Administration: $194K → Salaries and Wages $151K, Insurance $35K, Buildings $4,733 ⚠ $1,152 in unitemized 'Other' categories Courts & Justice: $2.1M [9%] ($63/resident) • Transfer Out - Transferred To Another Fund: $1.3M • Insurance: $295K • Professional Services: $123K • Salaries and Wages: $107K Law Enforcement: $1.9M [9%] ($59/resident) • Other Disbursements: $1.4M • Other Services and Charges: $408K • Repairs and Maintenance: $58K • Transfer Out - Transferred To Another Fund: $27K Health: $909K [4%] ($28/resident) • Salaries and Wages: $429K • Other Services and Charges: $316K • Employee Benefits: $156K • Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles: $4,187 Social Services: $6,028 [0%] ($0/resident) • Payment of Taxes and Other Payroll Withholdings: $4,922 • Other Disbursements: $907 • Transfer Out - Transferred To Another Fund: $199 County Council District 4 compensation: $8,000/yr ⚠ $2.2M (10% 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)