Town Hall · Kinderhook

Kinderhook, IL town hall & government

Kinderhook spent $203,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $259 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kinderhook's money goes

Spent
$203,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$259
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$104,00051%
Administration & buildings
$82,00040%
Parks & libraries
$11,0005%
Health & welfare
$4,0002%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 75%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Kinderhook

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$25,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 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

Western Community Unit School District 12

Kinderhook's K–12 school district, shared with Barry, Barry, Cincinnati, El Dara, Hull and Kinderhook. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,195
Illinois: $21,567
Students
532
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$679,000
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,195 per pupil, $8,758 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 Kinderhook pay

Typical tax bill
$1,282
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$87,200
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Kinderhook's government

Town hall & decisions in Kinderhook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kinderhook

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

All of Kinderhook'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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