Marion County Budget (2023)

── Marion County Budget (2023) ── Total county budget: $275.5M County population: 975,809 Per-capita spending: $282/resident Poverty: 147,014 residents (15%) Median household income: $66K General: $260.3M [94%] ($267/resident) County Sheriff: $68.9M → Employee Benefits $22.5M, Salaries and Wages $19.0M, Rentals $9.9M ⚠ $3.8M in unitemized 'Other' categories No Department: $47.7M → Transfer Out - Transferred To Another Fund $47.7M County Courts Systems (Unified Courts-Court Scheduling): $35.5M → Rentals $8.7M, Professional Services $7.6M, Salaries and Wages $7.4M ⚠ $869K in unitemized 'Other' categories Public Defender: $27.2M → Salaries and Wages $16.3M, Employee Benefits $5.8M, Professional Services $2.7M ⚠ $119K in unitemized 'Other' categories Prosecuting Attorney: $21.3M → Salaries and Wages $12.9M, Employee Benefits $5.4M, Professional Services $1.4M ⚠ $95K in unitemized 'Other' categories County Auditor: $13.5M → Salaries and Wages $1.3M, Insurance $974K, Professional Services $626K ⚠ $9.7M in unitemized 'Other' categories Law Enforcement: $10.8M [4%] ($11/resident) • Other Disbursements: $7.0M • Professional Services: $1.9M • Salaries and Wages: $1.2M • Employee Benefits: $258K Assessment: $2.7M [1%] ($3/resident) • Salaries and Wages: $1.2M • Distributions to Other Governmental Entities: $710K • Employee Benefits: $552K • Professional Services: $219K Courts & Justice: $1.7M [1%] ($2/resident) • Transfer Out - Transferred To Another Fund: $1.1M • Salaries and Wages: $367K • Employee Benefits: $77K • Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles: $42K Social Services: $9,602 [0%] ($0/resident) • Distributions to Other Governmental Entities: $9,602 ⚠ $16.0M (6% 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)