In Aroma Township, 75% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Illinois
Aroma Township’s town government spent $661,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2024, about $135 per resident.
What stands out about how Aroma Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Kankakee School District 111
Aroma Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Aroma Park, Kankakee Township, Kankakee. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,298 per pupil, $9,603 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.
Momence Community Unit School District 1 · $17,011 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $135 per resident a year, or $0.37 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 52%.
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$85 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Aroma Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($85 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 195 Illinois towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $88, and the middle half spent $62–$122. Aroma Township spent less than 52% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Illinois towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Aroma Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 61% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Aroma Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $85 · 2024: $135.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,919 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.35% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Aroma Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Aroma Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Aroma Township →
Who’s in charge in Aroma Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 976 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (4,879).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Aroma Township voted in 2024
Official results for Aroma Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.4%1,557 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.5%966 votesOthers: 2.2% (56 votes).
Most votes in Aroma Township: Donald J Trump
Kankakee County: Trump 59.1%, Harris 38.5% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
of Aroma Township’s 3,455 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Illinois: 62%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Robin Kelly
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Aroma Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aroma Township | 60.4% | 37.5% | 2.2% | 2,579 |
| Kankakee County | 59.1% | 38.5% | 2.4% | 47,839 |
| Illinois | 43.5% | 54.4% | 2.2% | 5,633,310 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Aroma Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseAroma Township is split between 2 districts
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Aroma Township compares with the towns next door
Aroma Township spent $85 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $43 to $511. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Kankakee Township | $43 | $3,198 |
| Ganeer Township | $135 | $3,496 |
| St. Anne Township | $149 | $3,150 |
| Otto Township | $248 | $4,110 |
| Papineau Township | $511 | $2,397 |
| Kankakee | estimate | $3,054 |
| Aroma Township | $85 | $3,919 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Aroma Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Aroma Township’s government
How much does Aroma Township spend per resident?
About $135 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $85 was less than 52% of 195 Illinois towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Aroma Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,919 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.35% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Aroma Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Aroma Township yet.
How did Aroma Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 60.4%, Kamala D Harris 37.5% (2,579 votes, official results). Kankakee County: Trump 59.1%, Harris 38.5%. Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%.
How many people work for Aroma Township?
5 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $26,602 (about $319,224 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Aroma Township in the state legislature?
Aroma Township is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Illinois Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Aroma Township’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →