How is Gifford run?
Gifford’s village government spent $419,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $405 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Gifford didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Gifford is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $405 per resident a year, or $1.11 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Gifford 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 Gifford yet
Every year of Gifford’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 →The typical homeowner pays $3,050 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.78% 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 Gifford’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 Gifford’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gifford →
Who’s in charge in Gifford
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 345 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 (1,035).
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.
Rantoul Township High School District 193
Gifford’s high school district, shared with Condit Township, East Bend Township, Ludlow Township, Ludlow, Rantoul Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,210 per pupil, $11,395 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.
Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188 · $17,292 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Gifford’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Gifford alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Champaign County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat59.5%54,314 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican36.1%32,965 votesOthers: 4.3% (3,931 votes).
Most votes in Champaign County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Gifford lies in Champaign County. Every 2024 race in Champaign County is on the county’s page.
Champaign 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 Gifford.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseState representatives
- 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.
Reach Gifford’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Gifford’s government
How much does Gifford spend per resident?
About $405 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Gifford didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Gifford?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,050 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.78% 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 Gifford’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gifford yet.
How did Gifford vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Gifford alone. Champaign County, where 100% of Gifford lies, voted Harris 59.5%, Trump 36.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gifford?
3 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $17,413 (about $208,956 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Gifford in the state legislature?
State Senate District 51 (Chapin Rose) and State House District 101 (Chris Miller). The House district also covers 81 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Gifford’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 Gifford, 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 →