Photo: Touch em all 4 · CC BY-SA 3.0Jasper spent less per resident in 2022 than 83% of similar cities
Jasper’s city government spent $49.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,979 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Jasper is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$829 per resident in 2022: less than 83% of them
Jasper’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($829 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 35 Indiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,182, and the middle half spent $997–$1,616. Jasper spent less than 83% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.3 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Jasper itself left out).
About $2,979 per resident a year, or $8.16 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 12%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 284% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Jasper 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: $829 · 2023: $2,511 · 2024: $2,979. Per resident it went from $829 to $2,979 (up 259%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 15,667 to 16,757.
full-time in March 2025, up from 183 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,802 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.77% 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 Jasper’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 Jasper’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Jasper →
Who’s in charge in Jasper
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Jasper’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on jasperindiana.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 90 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (16,757).
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.
Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools
Jasper’s K–12 school district, shared with Bainbridge Township, Boone Township, Madison Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,691 per pupil, $8,088 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 Jasper.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: jasperindiana.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 Jasper compares with the towns next door
Jasper spent $829 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge Township | $6 | $1,712 |
| Madison Township | $24 | $2,261 |
| Jasper | $829 | $1,802 |
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 Jasper’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Jasper’s government
How much does Jasper spend per resident?
About $2,979 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 $829 was less than 83% of 35 Indiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Jasper?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,802 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.77% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see jasperindiana.gov.
Who runs Jasper’s government?
See jasperindiana.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jasper yet.
How many people work for Jasper?
186 full-time and 42 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.1M (about $13.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Jasper in the state legislature?
State Senate District 48 (Daryl Schmitt) and State House District 63 (Shane Lindauer). The House district also covers 32 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Jasper’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 →