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Diamond, IL town hall & government

Diamond spent $1.8 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $743 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Diamond's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$743
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
$1,514 per resident
Administration & buildings
$687,00037%
Sewer & trash
$417,00023%
Water & other utilities
$317,00017%
Roads & transportation
$205,00011%
Interest on debt
$113,0006%
Police
$95,0005%
Parks & libraries
$11,0001%
Other
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 32%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Diamond

Full-time staff
6
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time11 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Diamond's K–12 school district, shared with Carbon Hill, Felix, Coal City, Goose Lake, Braceville and Maine. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,202
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,134
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$35.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 78%
  • State 19%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $16,202 per pupil, $9,271 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 Diamond: Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U ($19,619 per pupil) · Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U ($12,668 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Diamond pay

Typical tax bill
$3,304
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.50%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$220,200
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.

Local

Contact Diamond's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Diamond

Diamond is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Darin LaHood and Jonathan L. Jackson. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Diamond'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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