Town Hall · Keithsburg

Keithsburg, IL town hall & government

Keithsburg spent $700,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,230 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Keithsburg's money goes

Spent
$700,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,230
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$267,00038%
Water & other utilities
$163,00023%
Parks & libraries
$102,00015%
Administration & buildings
$81,00012%
Police
$38,0005%
Fire
$24,0003%
Other
$25,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 27%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Keithsburg

Full-time staff
1
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
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

Mercer County School District 404

Keithsburg's K–12 school district, shared with Abington, Aledo, Duncan, Eliza, Joy and Keithsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,966
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,265
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,966 per pupil, $9,947 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 Keithsburg pay

Typical tax bill
$926
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.41%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$65,900
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 Keithsburg's government

Town hall & decisions in Keithsburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Keithsburg

Keithsburg is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Keithsburg'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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