Town Hall · Alsip

Alsip, IL town hall & government

Alsip spent $47.9 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $2,594 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Alsip's money goes

Spent
$47.9 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,594
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$91.6 million
$4,958 per resident
Water & other utilities
$10.2 million21%
Police
$8.4 million17%
Fire
$6.6 million14%
Interest on debt
$3.9 million8%
Housing & development
$3.8 million8%
Roads & transportation
$3.2 million7%
Administration & buildings
$2.4 million5%
Health & welfare
$1.4 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$268,0001%
Sewer & trash
$258,0001%
Other
$7.4 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 24%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • From the state 21%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Alsip

Full-time staff
143
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$112,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
46
and 37 full-time firefighters
Police
49 full-time8 part
Fire
51 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
12 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time1 part
Other
8 full-time6 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Community High School District 218

Alsip's high school district, shared with Calumet Park, Merrionette Park, Robbins, Blue Island, Crestwood and Chicago Ridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,321
Illinois: $21,567
Students
5,496
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $25,321 per pupil, $13,874 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 Alsip: Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126 ($20,173 per pupil) · Cook County School District 130 ($22,624 per pupil) · Palos Heights School District 128 ($17,546 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Alsip pay

Typical tax bill
$5,257
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.34%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$225,000
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.

Local

Contact Alsip's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofalsip.org/wp ↗

Town hall & decisions in Alsip →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alsip

Alsip is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Sean Casten and Jonathan L. Jackson. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Alsip'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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