Town Hall · Wall

Wall, IL town hall & government

Wall spent $131,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $689 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wall's money goes

Spent
$131,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$689
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$64,00049%
Administration & buildings
$55,00042%
Other
$12,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 86%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • From the state 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Wall 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 Wall

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,500
a year, before benefits
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10

Wall's K–12 school district, shared with Buckley, Loda, Paxton, Roberts, Loda and Button. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,055
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,238
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $17,055 per pupil, $9,845 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 Wall: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 ($18,376 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wall pay

Typical tax bill
$2,830
a year · Illinois typical $5,298

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 Wall's government

Town hall & decisions in Wall →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wall

Wall is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Robin L. Kelly. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Wall'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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