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Hopkins, IL town hall & government

Hopkins spent $541,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $268 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hopkins's money goes

Spent
$541,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$268
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$16,000
$8 per resident
Roads & transportation
$429,00079%
Administration & buildings
$83,00015%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$26,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 89%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hopkins

Full-time staff
1
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sterling Community Unit District 5

Hopkins's K–12 school district, shared with Coleta, Sterling, Sterling, Jordan, Genesee and Palmyra. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,512
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,228
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$34 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,512 per pupil, $9,753 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 Hopkins: Morrison Community Unit School District 6 ($14,230 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Hopkins pay

Typical tax bill
$3,127
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.90%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$164,200
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 Hopkins's government

Town hall & decisions in Hopkins →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hopkins

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

All of Hopkins'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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