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Hudson, IL town hall & government

Hudson spent $1.4 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $757 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hudson's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$757
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$314,00023%
Roads & transportation
$287,00021%
Administration & buildings
$261,00019%
Water & other utilities
$237,00017%
Sewer & trash
$124,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$34,0002%
Parks & libraries
$24,0002%
Other
$89,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 38%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hudson

Full-time staff
5
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time11 part
Police
3 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

McLean County Unit School District 5

Hudson's K–12 school district, shared with Carlock, Normal, Normal, Towanda, White Oak and Towanda. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,899
Illinois: $21,567
Students
12,518
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$57.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,899 per pupil, $10,339 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 Hudson pay

Typical tax bill
$5,171
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.30%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$224,700
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 Hudson's government

Town hall & decisions in Hudson →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hudson

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

All of Hudson'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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