Town Hall · Wyoming

Wyoming, IL town hall & government

Wyoming spent $2.7 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $2,173 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Wyoming's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,173
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$1,931 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million51%
Sewer & trash
$470,00017%
Water & other utilities
$238,0009%
Roads & transportation
$209,0008%
Police
$157,0006%
Parks & libraries
$106,0004%
Interest on debt
$80,0003%
Other
$62,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 33%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Wyoming

Full-time staff
5
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Police
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

Stark County Community Unit School District 100

Wyoming's K–12 school district, shared with La Fayette, Toulon, Valley, Essex, Goshen and West Jersey. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,751
Illinois: $21,567
Students
687
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,751 per pupil, $8,389 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 Wyoming pay

Typical tax bill
$1,917
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.75%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$109,500
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 Wyoming's government

🏛️ Official websitewyomingil.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wyoming →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wyoming

Wyoming is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Wyoming'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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