Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Diamond run?
Diamond’s village government spent $1.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $553 per resident. Water and other utilities ($317,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Diamond is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $553 per resident a year, or $1.52 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 47%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$553 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Diamond’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($553 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $501, and the middle half spent $342–$713. Diamond spent more than 55% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($417,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Diamond itself left out).
No trend yet
Diamond reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,304 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.50% 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 Diamond’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 Diamond’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Diamond →
Who’s in charge in Diamond
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 414 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 (2,484).
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.
Coal City Community Unit School District 1
Diamond’s K–12 school district, shared with Carbon Hill, Felix Township, Coal City, Goose Lake Township, Braceville Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,202 per pupil, $9,271 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.
Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U · $19,619 per pupil
Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U · $12,668 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Diamond’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Diamond alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Grundy County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.6%16,997 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat34.2%9,143 votesOthers: 2.2% (578 votes).
Most votes in Grundy County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Diamond lies in Grundy County; the rest in Will County. Every 2024 race in Grundy County is on the county’s page.
Grundy 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 Diamond.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseDiamond is split between 2 districts
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Diamond compares with the towns next door
Diamond spent $553 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $731 to $981. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Diamond’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Diamond’s government
How much does Diamond spend per resident?
About $553 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $553 was more than 55% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Diamond?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,304 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.50% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Diamond’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Diamond yet.
How did Diamond vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Diamond alone. Grundy County, where 100% of Diamond lies, voted Trump 63.6%, Harris 34.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Diamond?
6 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $31,078 (about $372,936 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Diamond in the state legislature?
Diamond 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 Diamond’s government
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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 →