DeMotte spent less per resident in 2022 than 71% of similar cities
DeMotte’s town government spent $3.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $830 per resident.
What stands out about how DeMotte is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$830 per resident in 2022: less than 71% of them
DeMotte’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($830 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. DeMotte spent less than 71% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($686,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; DeMotte itself left out).
About $830 per resident a year, or $2.27 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 52%.
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No trend yet
DeMotte reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,302 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.55% 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 DeMotte’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 DeMotte’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in DeMotte →
Who’s in charge in DeMotte
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 199 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (4,172).
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.
Kankakee Valley School Corporation
DeMotte’s K–12 school district, shared with Kankakee Township, Keener Township, Walker Township, Wheatfield, Wheatfield Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,501 per pupil, $7,421 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.
Reach DeMotte’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about DeMotte’s government
How much does DeMotte spend per resident?
About $830 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 $830 was less than 71% of 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in DeMotte?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,302 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.55% 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 DeMotte’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for DeMotte yet.
How many people work for DeMotte?
21 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $113,638 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about DeMotte’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 →