Rush County Budget (2023)

── Rush County Budget (2023) ── Total county budget: $15.1M County population: 16,739 Per-capita spending: $903/resident Poverty: 1,961 residents (12%) Median household income: $66K General: $7.6M [50%] ($455/resident) County Commissioners: $2.9M → Insurance $1.2M, Professional Services $630K, Employee Benefits $511K ⚠ $327K in unitemized 'Other' categories County Sheriff: $1.3M → Salaries and Wages $1.1M, Repair and Maintenance Supplies $121K, Professional Services $43K ⚠ $8,348 in unitemized 'Other' categories Jail: $680K → Salaries and Wages $661K, Employee Benefits $19K Public Defender: $406K → Salaries and Wages $234K, Professional Services $160K, Communication and Transportation $915 ⚠ $11K in unitemized 'Other' categories Data Processing (Computers): $254K → Repairs and Maintenance $206K, Professional Services $25K, Utility Services $15K Roads & Bridges: $3.8M [25%] ($227/resident) General & Undistributed Expense: $675K → Employee Benefits $269K, Repair and Maintenance Supplies $176K, Repairs and Maintenance $175K ⚠ $23K in unitemized 'Other' categories Maintenance & Repair: $433K → Salaries and Wages $404K, Operating Supplies $15K, Repair and Maintenance Supplies $5,576 ⚠ $4,579 in unitemized 'Other' categories No Department: $358K → Purchase of Investments $258K, Transfer Out - Transferred To Another Fund $100K Highway Administration: $175K → Salaries and Wages $164K, Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles $8,190, Utility Services $2,114 Health: $2.3M [16%] ($140/resident) • Salaries and Wages: $2.1M • Purchase of Investments: $154K • Employee Benefits: $51K • Professional Services: $7,603 Courts & Justice: $892K [6%] ($53/resident) • Other Capital Outlays: $505K • Payments on Bonds and Other Debt Principal: $243K • Salaries and Wages: $77K • Professional Services: $36K Law Enforcement: $300K [2%] ($18/resident) • Other Disbursements: $226K • Salaries and Wages: $55K • Transfer Out - Transferred To Another Fund: $10K • Professional Services: $7,428 Assessment: $140K [1%] ($8/resident) • Professional Services: $128K • Salaries and Wages: $8,716 • Other Supplies: $1,238 • Repairs and Maintenance: $1,136 Social Services: $15K [0%] ($1/resident) • Salaries and Wages: $15K • Distributions to Other Governmental Entities: $25 County Council District 4 compensation: $6,343/yr ⚠ $441K (3% 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)