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Button, IL town hall & government

Button spent $519,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $2,084 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Button's money goes

Spent
$519,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,084
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$403,00078%
Administration & buildings
$106,00020%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 53%
  • From the state 39%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%

Button 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 Button

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10

Button's K–12 school district, shared with Buckley, Loda, Paxton, Roberts, Loda and Patton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,055
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,238
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $17,055 per pupil, $9,845 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 Button: Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 ($21,609 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Button pay

Typical tax bill
$3,636
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
3.42%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$106,300
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Button

Button is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Robin L. Kelly. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Button'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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