Town Hall · Worth

Worth, IL town hall & government

Worth spent $4 million in the year to February 28, 2022, about $27 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Worth's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$27
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million46%
Health & welfare
$1.2 million31%
Parks & libraries
$218,0005%
Other
$725,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 80%
  • From the state 13%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Worth didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Worth

Full-time staff
27
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
12 full-time
Health & welfare
5 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Other
7 full-time22 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Community High School District 218

Worth's high school district, shared with Alsip, Calumet Park, Merrionette Park, Robbins, Blue Island and Crestwood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,321
Illinois: $21,567
Students
5,496
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $25,321 per pupil, $13,874 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.

Also serving Worth: Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 ($21,502 per pupil) · Cook County School District 130 ($22,624 per pupil) · Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126 ($20,173 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Worth pay

Typical tax bill
$5,787
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.32%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$249,600
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.

Local

Contact Worth's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofworth.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Worth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Worth

Worth is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Sean Casten, Jonathan L. Jackson and Jesús G. "Chuy" García. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Worth'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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