Town Hall · Carlock

Carlock, IL town hall & government

Carlock spent $468,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $839 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carlock's money goes

Spent
$468,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$839
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$806,000
$1,444 per resident
Water & other utilities
$249,00053%
Administration & buildings
$88,00019%
Roads & transportation
$43,0009%
Interest on debt
$35,0007%
Police
$31,0007%
Parks & libraries
$16,0003%
Other
$6,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 43%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Carlock

Full-time staff
0
12 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 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

McLean County Unit School District 5

Carlock's K–12 school district, shared with Hudson, Normal, Normal, Towanda, White Oak and Towanda. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,899
Illinois: $21,567
Students
12,518
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$57.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,899 per pupil, $10,339 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 Carlock pay

Typical tax bill
$3,263
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.11%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$154,600
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 Carlock's government

Town hall & decisions in Carlock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carlock

Carlock is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Carlock'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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