Town Hall · Cuba

Cuba, IL town hall & government

Cuba spent $1.9 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,617 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cuba's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,617
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$511,000
$445 per resident
Water & other utilities
$662,00036%
Paid to other governments
$405,00022%
Administration & buildings
$215,00012%
Police
$117,0006%
Sewer & trash
$102,0005%
Roads & transportation
$50,0003%
Interest on debt
$25,0001%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Other
$278,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From the state 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Cuba didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Cuba

Full-time staff
2
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Fulton County Community Unit School District 3

Cuba's K–12 school district, shared with Cass, Marietta, Smithfield, Putman, Harris and Bernadotte. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,591
Illinois: $21,567
Students
396
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $19,591 per pupil, $9,523 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 Cuba pay

Typical tax bill
$1,639
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.56%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$63,900
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 Cuba's government

Town hall & decisions in Cuba →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cuba

Cuba is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Cuba'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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