Photo: User:Dailynetworks · Public domainHow is Jacksonville run?
Jacksonville’s city government spent $20.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,163 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.8 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Jacksonville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,163 per resident a year, or $3.19 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,079 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Jacksonville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,079 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 97 Illinois cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,105, and the middle half spent $794–$1,485. Jacksonville spent less than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.9 million), 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Jacksonville itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 4% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Jacksonville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,079 · 2023: $1,163.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,487 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.94% 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 Jacksonville’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 Jacksonville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Jacksonville →
Who’s in charge in Jacksonville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Jacksonville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on jacksonvilleil.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 114 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (17,816).
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.
Jacksonville School District 117
Jacksonville’s K–12 school district, shared with Lynnville, Murrayville, South Jacksonville, Woodson. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,464 per pupil, $9,389 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.
How Jacksonville voted in 2024
Official results for Jacksonville’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.8%3,740 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.8%2,750 votesOthers: 1.4% (95 votes).
Most votes in Jacksonville: Donald J Trump
Morgan County: Trump 65.6%, Harris 33.1% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
of Jacksonville’s 14,910 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Illinois: 62%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Mary E Miller
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Jacksonville, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 56.8% | 41.8% | 1.4% | 6,585 |
| Morgan County | 65.6% | 33.1% | 1.3% | 14,649 |
| Illinois | 43.5% | 54.4% | 2.2% | 5,633,310 |
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 Jacksonville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: jacksonvilleil.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 Jacksonville compares with the towns next door
Jacksonville spent $1,079 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,356. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| South Jacksonville | $1,356 | $2,173 |
| Jacksonville | $1,079 | $2,487 |
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 Jacksonville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Jacksonville’s government
How much does Jacksonville spend per resident?
About $1,163 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,079 was less than 53% of 97 Illinois cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Jacksonville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,487 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.94% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see jacksonvilleil.com.
Who runs Jacksonville’s government?
See jacksonvilleil.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jacksonville yet.
How did Jacksonville vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 56.8%, Kamala D Harris 41.8% (6,585 votes, official results). Morgan County: Trump 65.6%, Harris 33.1%. Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%.
How many people work for Jacksonville?
156 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $821,309 (about $9.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Jacksonville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 50 (Jil Tracy) and State House District 99 (Kyle Moore). The House district also covers 59 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Jacksonville’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; 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 →