Town Hall · Waggoner

Waggoner, IL town hall & government

Waggoner spent $123,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $498 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Waggoner's money goes

Spent
$123,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$498
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$347,000
$1,405 per resident
Administration & buildings
$77,00063%
Water & other utilities
$32,00026%
Interest on debt
$9,0007%
Roads & transportation
$5,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 57%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Property taxes 9%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Waggoner

Full-time staff
0
13 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Panhandle Community Unit School District 2

Waggoner's K–12 school district, shared with Farmersville, Harvel, Pitman, Raymond, Raymond and Harvel. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,541
Illinois: $21,567
Students
444
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $19,541 per pupil, $11,874 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 Waggoner pay

Typical tax bill
$780
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.08%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$37,500
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 Waggoner's government

Town hall & decisions in Waggoner →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Waggoner

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

All of Waggoner'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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