Town Hall · Alma

Alma, IL town hall & government

Alma spent $223,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $738 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Alma's money goes

Spent
$223,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$738
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$378,000
$1,252 per resident
Sewer & trash
$86,00039%
Administration & buildings
$61,00027%
Water & other utilities
$38,00017%
Interest on debt
$16,0007%
Roads & transportation
$14,0006%
Police
$8,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 34%
  • From the state 32%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Alma

Full-time staff
2
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$11,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
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

South Central Community Unit School District 401

Alma's K–12 school district, shared with Farina, Kinmundy, Kinmundy, Meacham, St. Peter and La Clede. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,719
Illinois: $21,567
Students
629
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $15,719 per pupil, $8,771 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Alma pay

Typical tax bill
$1,071
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.74%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$61,700
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 Alma's government

Town hall & decisions in Alma →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alma

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

All of Alma'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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