Town Hall · Neponset

Neponset, IL town hall & government

Neponset spent $522,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,214 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Neponset's money goes

Spent
$522,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,214
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$581,000
$1,351 per resident
Sewer & trash
$135,00026%
Administration & buildings
$122,00023%
Water & other utilities
$97,00019%
Roads & transportation
$81,00016%
Interest on debt
$42,0008%
Police
$17,0003%
Other
$28,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 27%
  • From the state 21%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Neponset

Full-time staff
0
20 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Police
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kewanee Community Unit School District 229

Neponset's K–12 school district, shared with Neponset, Kewanee and Kewanee. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,828
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,009
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,828 per pupil, $7,648 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 Neponset pay

Typical tax bill
$1,294
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.91%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$67,800
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 Neponset's government

Town hall & decisions in Neponset →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Neponset

Neponset is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Neponset'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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