Town Hall · Kincaid

Kincaid, IL town hall & government

Kincaid spent $1 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $761 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kincaid's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$761
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$43,000
$32 per resident
Water & other utilities
$295,00028%
Sewer & trash
$223,00022%
Administration & buildings
$215,00021%
Police
$159,00015%
Roads & transportation
$137,00013%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 41%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kincaid

Full-time staff
8
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Police
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

South Fork School District 14

Kincaid's K–12 school district, shared with Bulpitt, Jeisyville and Tovey. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,230
Illinois: $21,567
Students
296
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $15,230 per pupil, $8,747 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 Kincaid pay

Typical tax bill
$1,517
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.72%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$88,100
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 Kincaid's government

Town hall & decisions in Kincaid →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kincaid

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

All of Kincaid'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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