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Town Hall · Angola

Angola spent more per resident in 2022 than 74% of similar cities

Angola’s city government spent $9.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $987 per resident.

Town website
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$9.3M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$987
In 2022: $1,419, more than 74% of 89 similar cities
Long-term debt
$2.7M
end of 2024, reported
City staff, 2022
81
full-time · 25 part-time · March payroll $456,999
Typical tax bill
$1,433
0.70% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how Angola is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$1,419 per resident in 2022: more than 74% of them

Angola’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,419 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–$1,490. Angola spent more than 74% of them.

Middle half of the group, $754–$1,490Median $1,137Angola

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 →

The group
89

Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Angola itself left out).

Your share of the 2024 budget

About $987 per resident a year, or $2.70 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 24%.

Where the money comes from
From the state 33%Fees & charges 23%Property taxes 20%Utility sales 13%From other local governments 6%Interest, fines & other 5%Other taxes & licenses <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $551,000. With these, the whole budget was $9.9 million.
About “Other”.29% of Angola’s day-to-day spending ($2.7 million) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Over the years

Day-to-day spending is down 26% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Angola reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$12.5 million
2023$9 million
2024$9.3 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,419 · 2023: $1,004 · 2024: $987.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,433 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.70% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Indiana$1,614
Angola$1,433
$1,433
typical bill a year
0.70%
effective rate
$205,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Angola’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 Angola’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Angola →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Angola

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See angolain.org for Angola’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Angola yet.angolain.org ↗
Agendas

Angola’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on angolain.org ↗.

Who works for Angola

One full-time city employee for every 116 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (9,420).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police22 + 9 pt
Administration & buildings16 + 6 pt
Fire14 + 9 pt
Roads & transportation9 + 1 pt
Sewer & trash9
Water & other utilities6
Parks & libraries5
81
full-time
25
part-time
$456,999
payroll for March 2022
$5.5M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$65,500
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
18
sworn police officers
14
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Angola had 9.2 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 61 of the 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 8.2: Angola had more than 64% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Steuben County Metropolitan School District

Angola’s K–12 school district, shared with Pleasant Township, Scott Township, York Township, Steuben Township, Hudson. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Angola →
$12,382
per pupil · IN $13,688
2,485
students
$24.2 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,382 per pupil, $6,594 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 35%State 57%Federal 8%

Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Angola

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Angola.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: angolain.org ↗
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Angola’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Angola’s government

How much does Angola spend per resident?

About $987 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,419 was more than 74% of 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Angola?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,433 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.70% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see angolain.org.

Who runs Angola’s government?

See angolain.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Angola yet.

How many people work for Angola?

81 full-time and 25 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $456,999 (about $5.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Angola in the state legislature?

State Senate District 13 (Sue Glick) and State House District 51 (Tony Isa). The House district also covers 27 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Angola’s government

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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 →