Town Hall · Hensley

Hensley, IL town hall & government

Hensley spent $551,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $485 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hensley's money goes

Spent
$551,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$485
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$485,00088%
Administration & buildings
$57,00010%
Other
$9,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 89%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hensley

Full-time staff
1
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Hensley didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Champaign Community Unit School District 4

Hensley's K–12 school district, shared with Bondville, Champaign, Champaign City, Savoy and Champaign. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,532
Illinois: $21,567
Students
10,363
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$212.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $21,532 per pupil, $12,023 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 Hensley: Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 ($10,620 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Hensley pay

Typical tax bill
$2,823
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.89%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$149,200
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Hensley's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Hensley

Hensley is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Mary E. Miller and Nikki Budzinski. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Hensley'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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