Photo: vxla · CC BY 2.0How is Calumet City run?
Calumet City’s city government spent $59.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2023, about $1,690 per resident. Water and other utilities ($8.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Calumet City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215
Calumet City’s high school district, shared with Lansing, Burnham, Thornton Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,124 per pupil, $14,708 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.
Thornton Township High School District 205 · $34,660 per pupil
Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157 · $22,298 per pupil
Calumet City School District 155 · $19,409 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,690 per resident a year, or $4.63 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 30%.
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No comparison or trend for Calumet City yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Calumet City’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 239 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $4,813 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 3.31% 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 Calumet City’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 Calumet City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Calumet City →
Who’s in charge in Calumet City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Calumet City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on calumetcity.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 135 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (35,159).
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.
Calumet City’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Calumet City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cook County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat68.9%1,447,821 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican27.8%583,852 votesOthers: 3.3% (70,005 votes).
Most votes in Cook County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Calumet City lies in Cook County. Every 2024 race in Cook County is on the county’s page.
Cook 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 Calumet City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: calumetcity.org ↗
- 2Illinois HouseCalumet City is split between 3 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 Calumet City compares with the towns next door
Calumet City’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,486 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| South Holland | $1,486 | $5,903 |
| Lansing | estimate | $4,950 |
| Burnham | estimate | $4,189 |
| Dolton | estimate | $4,562 |
| Calumet City | estimate | $4,813 |
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 Calumet City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Calumet City’s government
How much does Calumet City spend per resident?
About $1,690 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Calumet City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,813 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 3.31% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see calumetcity.org.
Who runs Calumet City’s government?
See calumetcity.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Calumet City yet.
How did Calumet City vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Calumet City alone. Cook County, where 100% of Calumet City lies, voted Harris 68.9%, Trump 27.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Calumet City?
261 full-time and 51 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.3M (about $28.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Calumet City in the state legislature?
Calumet City is split among 3 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 Calumet City’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 →