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Town Hall · Mooresville

Mooresville spent more per resident in 2022 than 82% of similar cities

Mooresville’s town government spent $15.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,593 per resident.

Town website
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$15.5M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,593
In 2022: $1,594, more than 82% of 89 similar cities
Long-term debt
$17.1M
end of 2024, reported
Town staff, 2025
71
full-time · 82 part-time · March payroll $465,840
Typical tax bill
$1,222
0.59% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how Mooresville is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$1,594 per resident in 2022: more than 82% of them

Mooresville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,594 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 $1,137, and the middle half spent $754–$1,419. Mooresville spent more than 82% of them.

Middle half of the group, $754–$1,419Median $1,137Mooresville

Includes sewer and trash ($2.9 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 →

The group
89

Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mooresville itself left out).

Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,593 per resident a year, or $4.36 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 16%.

Where the money comes from
Interest, fines & other 28%Property taxes 26%Fees & charges 17%Income taxes 17%From the state 6%Other taxes & licenses 4%From the federal government 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $3.9 million; interest on debt $1.2 million. With these, the whole budget was $20.6 million.
Over the years

Day-to-day spending is down 1% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Mooresville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$15.7 million
2023$16.7 million
2024$15.5 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,594 · 2023: $1,745 · 2024: $1,593.

Town staff
71

full-time in March 2025, down from 74 in 2022.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,222 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.59% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Indiana$1,614
Madison Township$1,244
Mooresville$1,222
Brown Township$1,205
$1,222
typical bill a year
0.59%
effective rate
$206,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Mooresville’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 Mooresville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mooresville →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Mooresville

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See mooresville.org for Mooresville’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Mooresville yet.mooresville.org ↗
Agendas

Mooresville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on mooresville.org ↗.

Who works for Mooresville

One full-time town employee for every 137 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 (9,749).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Parks & libraries6 + 48 pt
Police25 + 6 pt
Fire13 + 14 pt
Sewer & trash11 + 1 pt
Administration & buildings4 + 13 pt
Roads & transportation9
Courts, inspections & corrections3
71
full-time
82
part-time
$465,840
payroll for March 2025
$5.6M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$69,800
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
19
sworn police officers
11
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Mooresville had 7.5 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 61 of the 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 8.2: Mooresville had fewer than 56% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation

Mooresville’s K–12 school district, shared with Brown Township, Harrison Township, Madison Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Mooresville →
$12,518
per pupil · IN $13,688
4,347
students
$64.2 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,518 per pupil, $7,181 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 30%State 63%Federal 7%

Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Mooresville

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Mooresville.

2024 results ↑
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    Your townTown government
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Mooresville compares with the towns next door

Mooresville spent $1,594 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.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Brown Township$158$1,205
Madison Township$190$1,244
Mooresville$1,594$1,222

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 Mooresville’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Mooresville’s government

How much does Mooresville spend per resident?

About $1,593 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 $1,594 was more than 82% of 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Mooresville?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,222 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.59% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see mooresville.org.

Who runs Mooresville’s government?

See mooresville.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mooresville yet.

How many people work for Mooresville?

71 full-time and 82 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $465,840 (about $5.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Mooresville in the state legislature?

State Senate District 37 (Rod Bray) and State House District 57 (Craig Haggard). The House district also covers seven 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 →