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Minooka, IL town hall & government

Minooka spent $12.4 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,086 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Minooka's money goes

Spent
$12.4 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,086
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$5.9 million
$512 per resident
Police
$3 million24%
Water & other utilities
$2.5 million20%
Roads & transportation
$2.2 million18%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million14%
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million11%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million9%
Interest on debt
$168,0001%
Other
$226,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 33%
  • Interest, fines & other 23%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Minooka

Full-time staff
42
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$96,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
23 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Minooka Community High School District 111

Minooka's high school district, shared with Seward, Channahon, Aux Sable, Shorewood, Channahon and Troy. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,494
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,985
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 71%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $18,494 per pupil, $11,276 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 Minooka: Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 ($16,775 per pupil) · Channahon School District 17 ($18,231 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Minooka pay

Typical tax bill
$6,658
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.11%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$315,600
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 Minooka's government

🏛️ Official websiteminooka.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Minooka →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Minooka

Minooka is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Darin LaHood, Lauren Underwood and Jonathan L. Jackson. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Minooka'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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