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CitySpend

Indianapolis city (balance), IN

Population: 882,006 (2022) · Large Cities (250K+)

B
74/100

Good fiscal health, above-average across most metrics

Total Spending
$40.6B
Per Capita
$46,045
Total Revenue
$66.0B
Total Debt
$509.0M

Spending Breakdown

General Administration
50.4%$20.5B
Other
19.9%$8.1B
Housing & Community Development
5.8%$2.4B
Hospitals
5.3%$2.2B
Utilities
4.8%$2.0B
Police
4.4%$1.8B
Public Welfare
3.2%$1.3B
Interest on Debt
3.0%$1.2B
Parks & Recreation
1.7%$703.7M
Fire Protection
0.9%$350.0M
Sewerage
0.5%$218.6M

Spending data sourced from the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances. Per-capita comparisons use the Lincoln Institute's Fiscally Standardized Cities methodology for fair cross-city benchmarking.

Revenue Sources

Property Tax
0.0%$17.5M
Sales Tax
0.2%$156.7M
Income Tax
0.2%$120.0M
Intergovernmental
1.8%$1.2B
Charges & Fees
3.8%$2.5B
Other
6.2%$4.1B

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police$2,032/person
Fire Protection$397/person
Parks & Recreation$798/person

Score Breakdown

Budget Balance & Reserves (25%)98/100
Debt Burden (20%)98/100
Pension Funding (20%)76/100
Spending Efficiency (15%)0/100
Revenue Diversity (10%)100/100
Trend Direction (10%)50/100

Debt Overview

Total Debt$509.0M
Long-Term Debt$787.7M
Debt Per Capita$577
Cash & Securities$1.3B

Compare Cities

See how Indianapolis city (balance) stacks up against another city.

vs Fort Wayne, INvs Evansville, INvs South Bend, IN
Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023). Population from American Community Survey.

Other Cities in Indiana

Fort Wayne, IN

Pop. 265K

A
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$10,590

Evansville, IN

Pop. 117K

B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$14,467

South Bend, IN

Pop. 103K

D
Total Spending
$3.7B
Per Capita
$35,719

Carmel, IN

Pop. 99K

C
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$16,389

Compare Indianapolis city (balance) With

Fort Wayne, IN

Spending: $10,590/person · Grade: A

Evansville, IN

Spending: $14,467/person · Grade: B

South Bend, IN

Spending: $35,719/person · Grade: D

Carmel, IN

Spending: $16,389/person · Grade: C

Frequently Asked Questions

Indianapolis city (balance), IN spends $46,045 per resident, based on total expenditures of $40.6B for a population of 882,006. The city has a Fiscal Health Score of B (74/100).

Indianapolis city (balance), IN has total expenditures of $40.6B and total revenue of $66.0B. The city carries $509.0M in total debt, based on Census Bureau data from 2023.

Indianapolis city (balance), IN employs 0 government workers, of which 0 are full-time. The average government salary is $0, with 0.0 employees per 10,000 residents.

Indianapolis city (balance), IN has a Fiscal Health Score of B (74/100). This score evaluates budget balance, debt burden, pension funding, spending efficiency, revenue diversity, and 3-year fiscal trajectory compared to peer cities of similar population.

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For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. cities, counties, and states with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.