Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Farmer City run?
Farmer City’s city government spent $2.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,086 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Farmer City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Farmer City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,086 per resident a year, or $2.98 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 23%.
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Farmer City 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 Farmer City yet
Every year of Farmer City’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 $3,195 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.31% 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 Farmer 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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Farmer City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Farmer City →
Who’s in charge in Farmer City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 79 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 (1,906).
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.
Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18
Farmer City’s K–12 school district, shared with Bellflower Township, Bellflower, Mansfield, Blue Ridge Township, Santa Anna Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,407 per pupil, $10,433 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.
Farmer 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 Farmer City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are De Witt County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.0%5,529 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.4%2,058 votesOthers: 2.6% (203 votes).
Most votes in De Witt County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Farmer City lies in De Witt County. Every 2024 race in De Witt County is on the county’s page.
De Witt 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 Farmer City.
- 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.
Reach Farmer City’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Farmer City’s government
How much does Farmer City spend per resident?
About $1,086 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Farmer City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Farmer City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,195 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.31% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Farmer City’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Farmer City yet.
How did Farmer City vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Farmer City alone. De Witt County, where 100% of Farmer City lies, voted Trump 71.0%, Harris 26.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Farmer City?
24 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $95,234 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Farmer City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 44 (Sally Turner) and State House District 88 (Regan Deering). The House district also covers 74 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 (for Farmer City, 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 →