Town Hall · Yellowhead

Yellowhead, IL town hall & government

Yellowhead spent $584,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $234 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Yellowhead's money goes

Spent
$584,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$234
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$111,000
$44 per resident
Roads & transportation
$383,00066%
Administration & buildings
$184,00032%
Interest on debt
$13,0002%
Health & welfare
$3,0001%
Other
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 78%
  • From the state 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Yellowhead

Full-time staff
2
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Grant Park Community Unit School District 6

Yellowhead's K–12 school district, shared with Grant Park and Sumner. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,194
Illinois: $21,567
Students
444
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $17,194 per pupil, $9,392 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 Yellowhead pay

Typical tax bill
$5,055
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.05%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$246,700
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 Yellowhead's government

Town hall & decisions in Yellowhead →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Yellowhead

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

All of Yellowhead'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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