Town Hall · Camargo

Camargo, IL town hall & government

Camargo spent $401,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $895 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Camargo's money goes

Spent
$401,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$895
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$395,000
$882 per resident
Water & other utilities
$186,00046%
Administration & buildings
$120,00030%
Roads & transportation
$31,0008%
Parks & libraries
$24,0006%
Interest on debt
$18,0004%
Police
$9,0002%
Other
$13,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 44%
  • From the state 23%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Camargo

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302

Camargo's K–12 school district, shared with Villa Grove, Camargo, Crittenden and Murdock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,414
Illinois: $21,567
Students
638
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,414 per pupil, $7,376 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 Camargo pay

Typical tax bill
$2,447
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.86%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$131,500
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 Camargo's government

🏛️ Official websitecamargoinfo.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Camargo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Camargo

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

All of Camargo'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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