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Gold, IL town hall & government

Gold spent $85,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $531 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Gold's money goes

Spent
$85,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$531
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$43,00051%
Roads & transportation
$40,00047%
Other
$2,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 71%
  • From the state 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Gold collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Gold 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 Gold

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
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

Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340

Gold's K–12 school district, shared with Buda, Concord, Greenville, Manlius, Manlius and New Bedford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,747
Illinois: $21,567
Students
926
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $20,747 per pupil, $10,676 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 Gold: Annawan Community Unit School District 226 ($17,364 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Gold pay

Typical tax bill
$4,233
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.26%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$187,500
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 Gold's government

Town hall & decisions in Gold →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gold

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

All of Gold'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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