Lake County Budget (2023)

── Lake County Budget (2023) ── Total county budget: $246.5M County population: 500,379 Per-capita spending: $493/resident Poverty: 70,586 residents (14%) Median household income: $71K General: $204.7M [83%] ($409/resident) Lake County Commissioners: $68.1M → Employee Benefits $43.6M, Salaries and Wages $765K, Professional Services $455K ⚠ $22.7M in unitemized 'Other' categories No Department: $24.0M → Professional Services $10.7M, Insurance $9.7M, Transfer Out - Transferred To Another Fund $1.5M ⚠ $954K in unitemized 'Other' categories Auditor: $21.2M → Salaries and Wages $1.2M, Professional Services $395K, Payments on Bonds and Other Debt Interest $308K ⚠ $19.3M in unitemized 'Other' categories Sheriff: $17.1M → Salaries and Wages $9.0M, Employee Benefits $2.6M, Operating Supplies $1.5M ⚠ $2.4M in unitemized 'Other' categories Jail: $16.6M → Salaries and Wages $10.0M, Operating Supplies $2.5M, Communication and Transportation $1.4M ⚠ $1.7M in unitemized 'Other' categories County Council: $11.0M → Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles $1.7M, Professional Services $522K, Salaries and Wages $506K ⚠ $8.3M in unitemized 'Other' categories Law Enforcement: $22.7M [9%] ($45/resident) • Other Disbursements: $15.8M • Salaries and Wages: $3.0M • Employee Benefits: $2.2M • Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles: $668K Roads & Bridges: $10.8M [4%] ($22/resident) No Department: $5.7M → Salaries and Wages $2.6M, Rentals $1.7M, Operating Supplies $500K ⚠ $123K in unitemized 'Other' categories Health: $3.1M [1%] ($6/resident) • Salaries and Wages: $1.6M • Employee Benefits: $1.1M • Professional Services: $217K • Other Personal Services: $91K Assessment: $3.1M [1%] ($6/resident) • Professional Services: $1.8M • Repairs and Maintenance: $887K • Salaries and Wages: $247K • Other Personal Services: $67K Courts & Justice: $1.3M [1%] ($3/resident) • Salaries and Wages: $495K • Professional Services: $421K • Employee Benefits: $230K • Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles: $62K Social Services: $783K [0%] ($2/resident) • Salaries and Wages: $545K • Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles: $124K • Employee Benefits: $70K • Repairs and Maintenance: $14K ⚠ $57.3M (23% 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)