How is Brooklyn run?
Brooklyn’s village government spent $191,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $278 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Brooklyn didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Brooklyn is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Brooklyn Community Unit School District 188
Brooklyn’s K–12 school district, shared with Stites Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,097 per pupil, $11,045 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 $278 per resident a year, or $0.76 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 59%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn yet
Every year of Brooklyn’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village 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 →Who’s in charge in Brooklyn
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 86 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (687).
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.
Brooklyn’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Brooklyn alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are St. Clair County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat52.5%63,433 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican44.7%54,021 votesOthers: 2.8% (3,425 votes).
Most votes in St. Clair County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Brooklyn lies in St. Clair County. Every 2024 race in St. Clair County is on the county’s page.
St. Clair 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 Brooklyn.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
How Brooklyn compares with the towns next door
Brooklyn’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,233 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Venice | $1,233 | $933 |
| Madison | estimate | $1,267 |
| Fairmont City | estimate | $1,102 |
| Brooklyn | estimate | — |
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 Brooklyn’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Brooklyn’s government
How much does Brooklyn spend per resident?
About $278 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Brooklyn didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $191,000.
Who runs Brooklyn’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brooklyn yet.
How did Brooklyn vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Brooklyn alone. St. Clair County, where 100% of Brooklyn lies, voted Harris 52.5%, Trump 44.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Brooklyn?
8 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $69,917 (about $839,004 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Brooklyn in the state legislature?
State Senate District 57 (Christopher Belt) and State House District 113 (Jay Hoffman). The House district also covers 23 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Brooklyn’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 Brooklyn, 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 →