How is Ina run?
Ina’s village government spent $469,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $206 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Ina didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Ina is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201
Ina’s high school district, shared with Belle Rive, Bonnie, Dix, Dodds Township, Field Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,435 per pupil, $11,405 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.
Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 · $14,571 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $206 per resident a year, or $0.56 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 65%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Ina 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 Ina yet
Every year of Ina’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 $1,604 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.54% 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 Ina’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 Ina’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ina →
Who’s in charge in Ina
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 570 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 (2,279).
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.
Ina’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Ina alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jefferson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.9%12,189 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.3%4,240 votesOthers: 1.8% (298 votes).
Most votes in Jefferson County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Ina lies in Jefferson County. Every 2024 race in Jefferson County is on the county’s page.
Jefferson 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 Ina.
- 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 Ina’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Ina’s government
How much does Ina spend per resident?
About $206 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Ina didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Ina?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,604 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.54% 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 Ina’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ina yet.
How did Ina vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Ina alone. Jefferson County, where 100% of Ina lies, voted Trump 72.9%, Harris 25.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ina?
4 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $17,773 (about $213,276 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ina in the state legislature?
State Senate District 58 (Terri Bryant) and State House District 116 (Dave Severin). The House district also covers 105 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ina’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 (for Ina, 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 →