Town Hall · Joppa

Joppa, IL town hall & government

Joppa spent $195,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $654 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Joppa's money goes

Spent
$195,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$654
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$125,00064%
Water & other utilities
$59,00030%
Police
$8,0004%
Fire
$3,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 52%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Joppa

Full-time staff
3
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Joppa-Maple Grove Unit District 38

Joppa's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,239
Illinois: $21,567
Students
201
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $23,239 per pupil, $12,617 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 Joppa pay

Typical tax bill
$542
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$45,000
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 Joppa's government

Town hall & decisions in Joppa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Joppa

Joppa is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Joppa'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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