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Assumption, IL town hall & government

Assumption spent $5.5 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $5,169 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Assumption's money goes

Spent
$5.5 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$5,169
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
$3,368 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.5 million65%
Roads & transportation
$804,00015%
Water & other utilities
$486,0009%
Administration & buildings
$313,0006%
Police
$164,0003%
Interest on debt
$27,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$19,000<1%
Other
$124,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 54%
  • Interest, fines & other 22%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Assumption

Full-time staff
6
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
2 full-time2 part
Police
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Central A & M Community Unit School District 21

Assumption's K–12 school district, shared with Flat Branch, Moweaqua, Moweaqua, Assumption, Rural and Prairieton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,148
Illinois: $21,567
Students
750
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,148 per pupil, $10,445 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 Assumption pay

Typical tax bill
$1,504
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.68%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$89,700
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 Assumption's government

Town hall & decisions in Assumption →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Assumption

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

All of Assumption'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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