Town Hall · Ogden

Ogden, IL town hall & government

Ogden spent $297,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $186 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ogden's money goes

Spent
$297,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$186
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$147,00049%
Roads & transportation
$141,00047%
Paid to other governments
$1,000<1%
Other
$8,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 89%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ogden

Full-time staff
3
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305

Ogden's high school district, shared with Oakwood, Ogden, Royal, South Homer, St. Joseph and St. Joseph. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,500
Illinois: $21,567
Students
442
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $14,500 per pupil, $7,631 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.

Also serving Ogden: Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197 ($14,955 per pupil) · St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169 ($12,770 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Ogden pay

Typical tax bill
$3,439
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.95%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$176,400
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 Ogden's government

🏛️ Official websiteogdenil.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ogden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ogden

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

All of Ogden'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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