Photo: Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) · Public domainHow is Camden run?
Camden’s town government spent $664,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,114 per resident. Water and other utilities ($112,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Camden is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,114 per resident a year, or $3.05 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 17%.
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$612 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Camden’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($612 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $586, and the middle half spent $292–$967. Camden spent more than 52% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($114,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Camden itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 75% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Camden 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: $612 · 2023: $1,114. Per resident it went from $612 to $1,114 (up 82%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 619 to 596.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $744 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% 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 Camden’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Camden’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Camden →
Who’s in charge in Camden
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Camden’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofcamden.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 99 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 2023 finance file (596).
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.
Delphi Community School Corporation
Camden’s K–12 school district, shared with Deer Creek Township, Delphi, Jackson Township, Liberty Township, Madison Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,107 per pupil, $6,747 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 Camden.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofcamden.org ↗
- 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.
Reach Camden’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Camden’s government
How much does Camden spend per resident?
About $1,114 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $612 was more than 52% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Camden?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $744 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofcamden.org.
Who runs Camden’s government?
See townofcamden.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Camden yet.
How many people work for Camden?
6 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $19,678 (about $236,136 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Camden in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Ron Alting) and State House District 38 (Heath VanNatter). The House district also covers 48 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Camden’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 →