Town Hall · Kewanee

Kewanee, IL town hall & government

Kewanee spent $21.1 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $1,722 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kewanee's money goes

Spent
$21.1 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,722
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$5 million
$409 per resident
Police
$4.9 million23%
Fire
$4 million19%
Sewer & trash
$3.4 million16%
Roads & transportation
$2.7 million13%
Water & other utilities
$2.5 million12%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million9%
Interest on debt
$183,0001%
Parks & libraries
$149,0001%
Other
$1.4 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 40%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kewanee

Full-time staff
80
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
22
and 18 full-time firefighters
Police
30 full-time
Fire
19 full-time
Roads & transportation
16 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kewanee Community Unit School District 229

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

Spending per pupil
$13,828
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,009
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,828 per pupil, $7,648 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 Kewanee: Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 ($14,063 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Kewanee pay

Typical tax bill
$1,339
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.83%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$73,200
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.

Local

Contact Kewanee's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofkewanee.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kewanee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kewanee

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

All of Kewanee'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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