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Cambria, IL town hall & government

Cambria spent $1.7 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,009 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cambria's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,009
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$241,000
$146 per resident
Water & other utilities
$269,00016%
Sewer & trash
$264,00016%
Administration & buildings
$227,00014%
Roads & transportation
$181,00011%
Police
$144,0009%
Fire
$119,0007%
Parks & libraries
$42,0003%
Interest on debt
$19,0001%
Other
$398,00024%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 30%
  • Property taxes 29%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cambria

Full-time staff
6
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Fire
0 full-time10 part
Police
3 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Carterville Community Unit School District 5

Cambria's K–12 school district, shared with Crainville and Carterville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,128
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,166
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $11,128 per pupil, $6,421 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 Cambria pay

Typical tax bill
$1,860
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.29%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$143,800
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 Cambria's government

Town hall & decisions in Cambria →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cambria

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

All of Cambria'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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