Town Hall · Mokena

Mokena, IL town hall & government

Mokena spent $38.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,953 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mokena's money goes

Spent
$38.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,953
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
$247 per resident
Administration & buildings
$15.8 million41%
Water & other utilities
$7.6 million20%
Police
$6.2 million16%
Roads & transportation
$4.6 million12%
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million4%
Interest on debt
$236,0001%
Other
$2.4 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 47%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mokena

Full-time staff
84
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$95,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
27
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
38 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
20 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Other
7 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lincoln Way Community High School District 210

Mokena's high school district, shared with Frankfort, Green Garden, Manhattan, Manhattan, Wilton and Frankfort. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,546
Illinois: $21,567
Students
6,750
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$199.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 70%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $19,546 per pupil, $12,164 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 Mokena: Mokena School District 159 ($17,395 per pupil) · Summit Hill School District 161 ($21,914 per pupil) · New Lenox School District 122 ($15,388 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mokena pay

Typical tax bill
$9,160
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.28%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$401,400
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 Mokena's government

🏛️ Official websitemokena.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mokena →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mokena

Mokena is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Jonathan L. Jackson. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Mokena'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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