Town Hall · Bone Gap

Bone Gap, IL town hall & government

Bone Gap spent $163,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $703 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bone Gap's money goes

Spent
$163,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$703
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$225,000
$970 per resident
Administration & buildings
$98,00060%
Water & other utilities
$19,00012%
Interest on debt
$10,0006%
Other
$36,00022%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 38%
  • Utility sales 38%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bone Gap

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
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. Bone Gap didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Edwards County Community Unit School District 1

Bone Gap's K–12 school district, shared with Albion, Browns, West Salem and Leech. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,589
Illinois: $21,567
Students
820
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,589 per pupil, $9,739 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 Bone Gap pay

Typical tax bill
$1,133
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.42%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$80,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Bone Gap's government

Town hall & decisions in Bone Gap →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bone Gap

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

All of Bone Gap'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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