Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Beardstown run?
Beardstown’s city government spent $7.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,327 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Beardstown didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Beardstown is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Beardstown Community Unit School District 15
Beardstown’s K–12 school district, shared with Beardstown Township, Bluff Springs Township, Hagener Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,140 per pupil, $7,045 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,327 per resident a year, or $3.64 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 21%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Beardstown didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Beardstown yet
Every year of Beardstown’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 41 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,295 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.58% 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 Beardstown’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 Beardstown’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Beardstown →
Who’s in charge in Beardstown
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Beardstown’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofbeardstown.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 130 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (5,335).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Beardstown’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Beardstown alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cass County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.8%3,712 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.4%1,438 votesOthers: 1.7% (91 votes).
Most votes in Cass County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Beardstown lies in Cass County. Every 2024 race in Cass County is on the county’s page.
Cass County’s 2024 results →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 Beardstown.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofbeardstown.org ↗
- 2Illinois HouseState representatives
- 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.
Reach Beardstown’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Beardstown’s government
How much does Beardstown spend per resident?
About $1,327 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Beardstown didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Beardstown?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,295 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.58% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofbeardstown.org.
Who runs Beardstown’s government?
See cityofbeardstown.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Beardstown yet.
How did Beardstown vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Beardstown alone. Cass County, where 100% of Beardstown lies, voted Trump 70.8%, Harris 27.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Beardstown?
41 full-time and 28 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $283,401 (about $3.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Beardstown in the state legislature?
State Senate District 50 (Jil Tracy) and State House District 99 (Kyle Moore). The House district also covers 59 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Beardstown’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 (for Beardstown, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →