Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Colona run?
Colona’s city government spent $4.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $877 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Colona didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Colona is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $877 per resident a year, or $2.40 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 35%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Colona 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 Colona yet
Every year of Colona’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 →The typical homeowner pays $3,278 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.22% 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 Colona’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 Colona’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Colona →
Who’s in charge in Colona
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Colona’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on colonail.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 202 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (5,049).
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.
United Township High School District 30
Colona’s high school district, shared with Carbon Cliff, Colona Township, East Moline, Hampton Township, Hampton and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,130 per pupil, $8,783 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.
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 · $14,444 per pupil
Colona School District 190 · $13,540 per pupil
Orion Community Unit School District 223 · $13,268 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Colona’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Colona alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Henry County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.9%15,359 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat36.6%9,226 votesOthers: 2.5% (626 votes).
Most votes in Henry County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Colona lies in Henry County. Every 2024 race in Henry County is on the county’s page.
Henry 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 Colona.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: colonail.com ↗
- 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 Colona compares with the towns next door
Colona’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $166 to $223 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Hanna Township | $166 | $4,365 |
| Edford Township | $223 | $4,140 |
| Colona | estimate | $3,278 |
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 Colona’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Colona’s government
How much does Colona spend per resident?
About $877 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Colona didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Colona?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,278 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.22% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see colonail.com.
Who runs Colona’s government?
See colonail.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Colona yet.
How did Colona vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Colona alone. Henry County, where 100% of Colona lies, voted Trump 60.9%, Harris 36.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Colona?
25 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $112,845 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Colona in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Mike Halpin) and State House District 71 (Dan Swanson). The House district also covers 64 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Colona’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 Colona, 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 →