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Mounds, IL town hall & government

Mounds spent $1.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,407 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Mounds's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,407
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$246,000
$369 per resident
Administration & buildings
$457,00029%
Water & other utilities
$405,00025%
Police
$334,00021%
Sewer & trash
$209,00013%
Roads & transportation
$142,0009%
Parks & libraries
$20,0001%
Fire
$13,0001%
Interest on debt
$11,0001%
Other
$12,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 67%
  • From the state 12%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Mounds 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 Mounds

Full-time staff
4
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Meridian Community Unit School District 101

Mounds's K–12 school district, shared with Mound City, Olmsted and Pulaski. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,491
Illinois: $21,567
Students
442
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $25,491 per pupil, $13,833 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 Mounds pay

Typical tax bill
$364
a year · Illinois typical $5,298

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 Mounds's government

Town hall & decisions in Mounds →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mounds

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

All of Mounds'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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