Town Hall · Albers

Albers, IL town hall & government

Albers spent $973,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $873 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Albers's money goes

Spent
$973,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$873
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$68,000
$61 per resident
Water & other utilities
$207,00021%
Roads & transportation
$190,00020%
Administration & buildings
$155,00016%
Parks & libraries
$126,00013%
Health & welfare
$105,00011%
Sewer & trash
$101,00010%
Police
$87,0009%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 41%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%

Albers didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Albers

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Police
0 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Central Community High School District 71

Albers's high school district, shared with Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Breese and Burgess. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,612
Illinois: $21,567
Students
631
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,612 per pupil, $10,903 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 Albers: Albers School District 63 ($14,980 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Albers pay

Typical tax bill
$3,840
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.83%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$210,200
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Albers

Albers is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Albers'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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