Utica, IL town hall & government
Utica spent $231,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $116 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Utica's government.
Where Utica's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 60%
- Fees & charges 22%
- From the state 15%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Utica collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Utica
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Utica didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185
Utica's elementary school district, shared with North Utica and Waltham. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 72%
- State 25%
- Federal 3%
Of the $17,913 per pupil, $10,441 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 Utica: LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 ($26,538 per pupil) · Ottawa Township High School District 140 ($18,784 per pupil) · Ottawa Elementary School District 141 ($18,096 per pupil).
Which schools Utica kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Utica pay
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.
Contact Utica's government
Who represents Utica
Utica is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Lauren Underwood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.