Town Hall · Moccasin

Moccasin, IL town hall & government

Moccasin spent $149,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $320 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Moccasin's money goes

Spent
$149,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$320
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$108,00072%
Administration & buildings
$41,00028%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 77%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
  • From the state 5%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Moccasin collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Moccasin

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Altamont Community Unit School District 10

Moccasin's K–12 school district, shared with Altamont, Mound, West and Jackson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,573
Illinois: $21,567
Students
689
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,573 per pupil, $7,763 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 Moccasin: Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 ($14,389 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Moccasin pay

Typical tax bill
$1,100
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$136,100
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 Moccasin's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Moccasin

Moccasin is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Moccasin'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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