Saline County Poor Farm · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Harrisburg run?
Harrisburg’s city government spent $8 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $947 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Harrisburg didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Harrisburg is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $947 per resident a year, or $2.59 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg yet
Every year of Harrisburg’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 →full-time in March 2025, up from 52 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,429 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.70% 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 Harrisburg’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 Harrisburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Harrisburg →
Who’s in charge in Harrisburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Harrisburg’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on thecityofharrisburgil.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 136 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (8,404).
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.
Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3
Harrisburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Independence Township, Muddy, Harrisburg Township, Mountain Township, Cottage Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,341 per pupil, $11,163 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.
Harrisburg’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Harrisburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Saline County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.6%7,830 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.8%2,634 votesOthers: 1.6% (168 votes).
Most votes in Saline County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Harrisburg lies in Saline County. Every 2024 race in Saline County is on the county’s page.
Saline 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 Harrisburg.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: thecityofharrisburgil.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 Harrisburg compares with the towns next door
Harrisburg’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $3,065 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Muddy | $3,065 | — |
| Harrisburg | estimate | $1,429 |
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 Harrisburg’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Harrisburg’s government
How much does Harrisburg spend per resident?
About $947 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Harrisburg didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $12.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Harrisburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,429 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.70% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see thecityofharrisburgil.com.
Who runs Harrisburg’s government?
See thecityofharrisburgil.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Harrisburg yet.
How did Harrisburg vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Harrisburg alone. Saline County, where 100% of Harrisburg lies, voted Trump 73.6%, Harris 24.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Harrisburg?
62 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $293,745 (about $3.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Harrisburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 59 (Paul Jacobs) and State House District 117 (Patrick Windhorst). The House district also covers 82 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Harrisburg’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 Harrisburg, 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 →