Town Hall · Aetna

Aetna, IL town hall & government

Aetna spent $297,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $586 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Aetna's government.

Town budget

Where Aetna's money goes

Spent
$297,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$586
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$154,00052%
Administration & buildings
$66,00022%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$76,00026%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 54%
  • Property taxes 41%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Aetna

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Aetna didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lincoln Community High School District 404

Aetna's high school district, shared with Atlanta, Barnett, Broadwell, Broadwell, Chester and Corwin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,062
Illinois: $21,567
Students
779
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 58%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $19,062 per pupil, $9,303 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Aetna: Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23 ($16,475 per pupil) · Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61 ($12,308 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Aetna pay

Typical tax bill
$2,433
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.74%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$139,800
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Aetna's government

Town hall & decisions in Aetna →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Aetna

Aetna is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Aetna's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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