Knox County Budget (2023)

── Knox County Budget (2023) ── Total county budget: $26.9M County population: 36,007 Per-capita spending: $746/resident Poverty: 4,698 residents (13%) Median household income: $61K General: $16.4M [61%] ($455/resident) COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: $4.3M → Employee Benefits $2.8M, Salaries and Wages $186K, Professional Services $163K ⚠ $1.0M in unitemized 'Other' categories COUNTY SHERIFF: $2.5M → Salaries and Wages $1.7M, Employee Benefits $422K, Operating Supplies $268K ⚠ $6,066 in unitemized 'Other' categories NO DEPARTMENT: $2.0M → Interfund Loan - Repaid To Another Fund $2.0M ⚠ $42K in unitemized 'Other' categories JAIL: $1.7M → Professional Services $564K, Repairs and Maintenance $226K, Salaries and Wages $189K ⚠ $556K in unitemized 'Other' categories PUBLIC DEFENDER: $839K → Professional Services $839K, Operating Supplies $150 PROSECUTING ATTORNEY: $562K → Salaries and Wages $534K, Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles $5,019, Printing and Advertising $1,343 ⚠ $22K in unitemized 'Other' categories Roads & Bridges: $6.4M [24%] ($178/resident) NO DEPARTMENT: $2.6M → Salaries and Wages $901K, Repair and Maintenance Supplies $269K, Employee Benefits $242K ⚠ $1.0M in unitemized 'Other' categories Law Enforcement: $2.1M [8%] ($57/resident) • Other Disbursements: $1.2M • Salaries and Wages: $560K • Employee Benefits: $268K Health: $1.1M [4%] ($30/resident) • Salaries and Wages: $472K • Professional Services: $207K • Employee Benefits: $168K • Other Services and Charges: $86K Courts & Justice: $555K [2%] ($15/resident) • Other Disbursements: $180K • Salaries and Wages: $170K • Employee Benefits: $66K • Other Services and Charges: $57K Assessment: $285K [1%] ($8/resident) • Professional Services: $227K • Salaries and Wages: $35K • Employee Benefits: $7,362 • Other Disbursements: $5,320 Social Services: $65K [0%] ($2/resident) • Other Services and Charges: $27K • Salaries and Wages: $22K • Transfer Out - Transferred To Another Fund: $6,013 • Employee Benefits: $4,289 ⚠ $3.0M (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)