Town Hall · Moweaqua

Moweaqua, IL town hall & government

Moweaqua spent $1.9 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,156 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Moweaqua's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,156
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
$2,284 per resident
Water & other utilities
$454,00023%
Parks & libraries
$436,00022%
Administration & buildings
$401,00021%
Roads & transportation
$300,00015%
Police
$171,0009%
Interest on debt
$78,0004%
Other
$106,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 25%
  • Interest, fines & other 24%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Moweaqua

Full-time staff
12
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time15 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time3 part
Police
2 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Central A & M Community Unit School District 21

Moweaqua's K–12 school district, shared with Assumption, Flat Branch, Moweaqua, Assumption, Rural and Prairieton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,148
Illinois: $21,567
Students
750
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,148 per pupil, $10,445 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 Moweaqua pay

Typical tax bill
$2,238
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.95%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$114,500
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Moweaqua

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

All of Moweaqua'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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