Town Hall · Belknap

Belknap, IL town hall & government

Belknap spent $175,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,636 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Belknap's money goes

Spent
$175,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,636
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$90,000
$841 per resident
Water & other utilities
$120,00069%
Administration & buildings
$28,00016%
Roads & transportation
$24,00014%
Interest on debt
$3,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 66%
  • From the state 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Fees & charges 1%

Belknap 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 Belknap

Full-time staff
0
17 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time14 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Vienna High School District 133

Belknap's high school district, shared with Buncombe, Cypress, New Burnside, Simpson, Stonefort and Vienna. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,744
Illinois: $21,567
Students
324
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $23,744 per pupil, $12,167 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 Belknap: Cypress School District 64 ($15,890 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Belknap pay

Typical tax bill
$199
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
0.49%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$40,700
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 Belknap's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Belknap

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

All of Belknap'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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