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Nokomis, IL town hall & government

Nokomis spent $2.1 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,000 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Nokomis's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,000
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$691 per resident
Police
$597,00029%
Water & other utilities
$393,00019%
Roads & transportation
$380,00018%
Sewer & trash
$376,00018%
Administration & buildings
$220,00011%
Interest on debt
$34,0002%
Other
$77,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 39%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Nokomis

Full-time staff
14
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 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. Nokomis didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Nokomis Community Unit School District 22

Nokomis's K–12 school district, shared with Coalton, Fillmore, Ohlman, Wenonah, Nokomis and Witt. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,270
Illinois: $21,567
Students
586
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $16,270 per pupil, $9,160 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 Nokomis pay

Typical tax bill
$1,377
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.64%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$83,900
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 Nokomis's government

🏛️ Official websitenokomisonline.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Nokomis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nokomis

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

All of Nokomis'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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