Town Hall · Bingham

Bingham, IL town hall & government

Bingham spent $22,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $286 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bingham's money goes

Spent
$22,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$286
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$14,00064%
Roads & transportation
$2,0009%
Other
$6,00027%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 56%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 21%
  • Fees & charges 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bingham

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ramsey Community Unit School District 204

Bingham's K–12 school district, shared with Ramsey, South Hurricane, Hurricane, Ramsey and Carson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,730
Illinois: $21,567
Students
403
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,730 per pupil, $9,496 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 Bingham pay

Typical tax bill
$3,000
a year · Illinois typical $5,298

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 Bingham's government

Town hall & decisions in Bingham →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bingham

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

All of Bingham'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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