Nicholson-Rand House · Photo: add925 · Public domainDecatur Township spent more per resident in 2022 than 91% of similar towns
Decatur Township’s town government spent $10.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $292 per resident.
What stands out about how Decatur Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$199 per resident in 2022: more than 91% of them
Decatur Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($199 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 22 Indiana towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $24, and the middle half spent $10–$39. Decatur Township spent more than 91% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Indiana towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Decatur Township itself left out).
About $292 per resident a year, or $0.80 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 93%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 54% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Decatur Township 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: $199 · 2023: $292. Per resident it went from $199 to $292 (up 47%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 34,821 to 36,696.
full-time in March 2025, up from 90 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,767 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.84% 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 Decatur Township’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 Decatur Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Decatur Township →
Who’s in charge in Decatur Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 363 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (36,696).
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.
Decatur Township Metropolitan School District
Decatur Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,678 per pupil, $7,208 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 Decatur Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
How Decatur Township compares with the towns next door
Decatur Township spent $199 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $9 to $217. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | $9 | $2,291 |
| Guilford Township | $24 | $2,098 |
| Madison Township | $190 | $1,244 |
| Wayne Township | $217 | $1,608 |
| Indianapolis | estimate | $2,042 |
| Decatur Township | $199 | $1,767 |
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 Decatur Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Decatur Township’s government
How much does Decatur Township spend per resident?
About $292 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 $199 was more than 91% of 22 Indiana towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Decatur Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,767 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.84% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Decatur Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Decatur Township yet.
How many people work for Decatur Township?
101 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $783,952 (about $9.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Decatur Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 35 (Mike Young) and State House District 91 (Bob Behning). The House district also covers parts of two neighboring 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 →