Town Hall · Mound Station

Mound Station, IL town hall & government

Mound Station spent $61,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $526 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Mound Station's money goes

Spent
$61,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$526
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$44,000
$379 per resident
Administration & buildings
$30,00049%
Water & other utilities
$17,00028%
Paid to other governments
$8,00013%
Roads & transportation
$3,0005%
Parks & libraries
$2,0003%
Interest on debt
$1,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 46%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • Property taxes 10%

Mound Station didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Mound Station

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
0 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

Brown County Community Unit School District 1

Mound Station's K–12 school district, shared with Buckhorn, Cooperstown, Elkhorn, Lee, Missouri and Mount Sterling. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,381
Illinois: $21,567
Students
690
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,381 per pupil, $8,833 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 Mound Station pay

Typical tax bill
$1,643
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$120,500
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 Mound Station's government

Town hall & decisions in Mound Station →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mound Station

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

All of Mound Station'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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