Alexandria spent more per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar cities
Alexandria’s city government spent $8.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,770 per resident. Water and other utilities ($435,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Alexandria is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,770 per resident in 2022: more than 86% of them
Alexandria’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,770 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,137, and the middle half spent $754–$1,419. Alexandria spent more than 86% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.1 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Alexandria itself left out).
About $1,770 per resident a year, or $4.85 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 35%.
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No trend yet
Alexandria reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, the same as 53 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,111 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.14% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Alexandria’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Alexandria’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Alexandria →
Who’s in charge in Alexandria
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 94 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (4,956).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Alexandria Community School Corporation
Alexandria’s K–12 school district, shared with Monroe Township, Orestes. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,688 per pupil, $7,802 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Alexandria.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Indiana HouseState representatives
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Alexandria’s government
How much does Alexandria spend per resident?
About $1,770 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,770 was more than 86% of 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Alexandria?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,111 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.14% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Alexandria’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Alexandria yet.
How many people work for Alexandria?
53 full-time and 32 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $317,493 (about $3.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Alexandria in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Mike Gaskill) and State House District 35 (Elizabeth Rowray). The House district also covers 23 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →