Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Fort Branch spent less per resident in 2022 than 93% of similar cities
Fort Branch’s town government spent $1.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $552 per resident. Water and other utilities ($386,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Fort Branch is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$350 per resident in 2022: less than 93% of them
Fort Branch’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($350 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 $760–$1,490. Fort Branch spent less than 93% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($351,000), 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; Fort Branch itself left out).
About $552 per resident a year, or $1.51 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 50%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 68% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Fort Branch 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: $350 · 2024: $552. Per resident it went from $350 to $552 (up 58%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 2,775 to 2,947.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,342 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 Fort Branch’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 Fort Branch’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fort Branch →
Who’s in charge in Fort Branch
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 227 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 (2,947).
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.
South Gibson School Corporation
Fort Branch’s K–12 school district, shared with Haubstadt, Johnson Township, Montgomery Township, Owensville, Union Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,798 per pupil, $7,077 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 Fort Branch.
- 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
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Questions about Fort Branch’s government
How much does Fort Branch spend per resident?
About $552 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 $350 was less than 93% of 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Fort Branch?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,342 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 the town’s assessor.
Who runs Fort Branch’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fort Branch yet.
How many people work for Fort Branch?
13 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $42,598 (about $511,176 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Fort Branch in the state legislature?
State Senate District 48 (Daryl Schmitt) and State House District 64 (Matt Hostettler). The House district also covers 27 other 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 →