Wabash County Budget (2023)

── Wabash County Budget (2023) ── Total county budget: $20.6M County population: 30,844 Per-capita spending: $669/resident Poverty: 3,243 residents (11%) Median household income: $67K General: $12.5M [61%] ($405/resident) County Commissioners: $3.3M → Employee Benefits $2.0M, Insurance $484K, Professional Services $341K ⚠ $235K in unitemized 'Other' categories Jail: $2.4M → Salaries and Wages $1.1M, Operating Supplies $202K, Utility Services $158K ⚠ $952K in unitemized 'Other' categories County Sheriff: $1.9M → Salaries and Wages $1.4M, Employee Benefits $205K, Operating Supplies $137K ⚠ $41K in unitemized 'Other' categories Court House: $1.1M → Utility Services $223K, Professional Services $161K, Repairs and Maintenance $147K ⚠ $421K in unitemized 'Other' categories Circuit Court: $494K → Professional Services $312K, Salaries and Wages $177K, Insurance $2,162 ⚠ $510 in unitemized 'Other' categories Probation: $489K → Salaries and Wages $480K, Office Supplies $3,813, Repairs and Maintenance $1,476 ⚠ $1,081 in unitemized 'Other' categories Roads & Bridges: $3.1M [15%] ($100/resident) General & Undistributed Expense: $1.1M → Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles $673K, Repairs and Maintenance $186K, Operating Supplies $135K ⚠ $8,794 in unitemized 'Other' categories Highway Administration: $830K → Employee Benefits $381K, Insurance $254K, Salaries and Wages $164K ⚠ $4,198 in unitemized 'Other' categories Maintenance & Repair: $235K → Salaries and Wages $151K, Repair and Maintenance Supplies $58K, Operating Supplies $3,959 ⚠ $22K in unitemized 'Other' categories Law Enforcement: $2.3M [11%] ($76/resident) • Payments on Bonds and Other Debt Principal: $1.3M • Other Disbursements: $522K • Salaries and Wages: $214K • Employee Benefits: $130K Social Services: $1.4M [7%] ($44/resident) • Other Disbursements: $1.3M • Payments To or On Behalf of Beneficiaries: $36K Health: $938K [5%] ($30/resident) • Other Disbursements: $440K • Salaries and Wages: $268K • Employee Benefits: $97K • Other Services and Charges: $60K Courts & Justice: $283K [1%] ($9/resident) • Salaries and Wages: $107K • Professional Services: $77K • Other Disbursements: $41K • Employee Benefits: $28K Assessment: $158K [1%] ($5/resident) • Professional Services: $147K • Other Services and Charges: $6,798 • Repairs and Maintenance: $2,662 • Salaries and Wages: $1,500 County Council District 4 compensation: $7,697/yr ⚠ $1.7M (8% 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)