Photo: Censusdata · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Jeffersonville run?
Jeffersonville’s city government spent $70.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,386 per resident.
What stands out about how Jeffersonville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,386 per resident a year, or $3.80 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.
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$1,319 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Jeffersonville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,319 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 18 Indiana cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,168, and the middle half spent $1,017–$1,462. Jeffersonville spent more than 61% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($15 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 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Jeffersonville itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 10% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Jeffersonville 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: $1,319 · 2023: $1,382 · 2024: $1,386. Per resident it went from $1,319 to $1,386 (up 5%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 48,530 to 51,030.
full-time in March 2025, down from 401 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 $1,839 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.85% 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 Jeffersonville’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 Jeffersonville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Jeffersonville →
Who’s in charge in Jeffersonville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Jeffersonville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofjeff.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 131 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 (51,030).
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 Clark County Schools
Jeffersonville’s K–12 school district, shared with Bethlehem Township, Charlestown, Charlestown Township, Oregon Township, Owen Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,144 per pupil, $7,088 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 Jeffersonville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofjeff.net ↗
- 2Indiana HouseJeffersonville is split between 2 districts
- 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 Jeffersonville compares with the towns next door
Jeffersonville spent $1,319 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $10 to $1,648. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Township | $10 | $1,725 |
| Silver Creek Township | $12 | $1,748 |
| Utica | $445 | $1,481 |
| Charlestown | $1,076 | $1,681 |
| Clarksville | $1,648 | $1,599 |
| Utica Township | estimate | $2,392 |
| Jeffersonville Township | estimate | $1,668 |
| Jeffersonville | $1,319 | $1,839 |
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 Jeffersonville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Jeffersonville’s government
How much does Jeffersonville spend per resident?
About $1,386 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 $1,319 was more than 61% of 18 Indiana cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Jeffersonville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,839 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.85% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofjeff.net.
Who runs Jeffersonville’s government?
See cityofjeff.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jeffersonville yet.
How many people work for Jeffersonville?
389 full-time and 30 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.5M (about $30.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Jeffersonville in the state legislature?
Jeffersonville is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Indiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 45 (Chris Garten). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Jeffersonville’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 →