Town Hall · Omphghent

Omphghent, IL town hall & government

Omphghent spent $322,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $138 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Omphghent's money goes

Spent
$322,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$138
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$231,00072%
Administration & buildings
$77,00024%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$12,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 75%
  • From the state 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Omphghent collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Omphghent

Full-time staff
1
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7

Omphghent's K–12 school district, shared with Hamel, Worden, Edwardsville, Hamel, Glen Carbon and Moro. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,319
Illinois: $21,567
Students
7,211
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$187.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,319 per pupil, $8,297 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 Omphghent: Staunton Community Unit School District 6 ($12,987 per pupil) · Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8 ($15,848 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Omphghent pay

Typical tax bill
$3,512
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.93%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$181,700
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 Omphghent

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

All of Omphghent'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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