Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Brazil run?
Brazil’s city government spent $13.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,701 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Brazil is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,701 per resident a year, or $4.66 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 34%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$963 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Brazil’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($963 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 $1,139, and the middle half spent $754–$1,490. Brazil spent less than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.7 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; Brazil itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 81% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Brazil reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $963 · 2024: $1,701.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $634 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.56% 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 Brazil’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 Brazil’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Brazil →
Who’s in charge in Brazil
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brazil’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on brazil.in.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 101 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (8,176).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Clay Community Schools
Brazil’s K–12 school district, shared with Brazil Township, Carbon, Cass Township, Center Point, Clay City and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,687 per pupil, $7,073 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 Brazil.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: brazil.in.gov ↗
- 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.
How Brazil compares with the towns next door
Brazil spent $963 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Van Buren Township | $7 | $591 |
| Brazil Township | $18 | $656 |
| Knightsville | $749 | $465 |
| Brazil | $963 | $634 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Brazil’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Brazil’s government
How much does Brazil spend per resident?
About $1,701 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 $963 was less than 62% of 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Brazil?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $634 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.56% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see brazil.in.gov.
Who runs Brazil’s government?
See brazil.in.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brazil yet.
How many people work for Brazil?
81 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $332,176 (about $4.0M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Brazil in the state legislature?
State Senate District 38 (Greg Goode) and State House District 42 (Tim Yocum). The House district also covers 49 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Brazil’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →