Photo: Jaylon Vermost · CC BY 4.0How is Kewanee run?
Kewanee’s city government spent $17.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, about $1,432 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Kewanee is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,432 per resident a year, or $3.92 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No comparison or trend for Kewanee yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Kewanee’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 80 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,339 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.83% 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 Kewanee’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 Kewanee’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Kewanee →
Who’s in charge in Kewanee
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Kewanee’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofkewanee.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 153 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (12,229).
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.
Kewanee Community Unit School District 229
Kewanee’s K–12 school district, shared with Neponset, Neponset Township, Kewanee Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,828 per pupil, $7,648 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.
Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 · $14,063 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Kewanee’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Kewanee alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Henry County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.9%15,359 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat36.6%9,226 votesOthers: 2.5% (626 votes).
Most votes in Henry County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Kewanee lies in Henry County. Every 2024 race in Henry County is on the county’s page.
Henry 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 Kewanee.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofkewanee.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.
Reach Kewanee’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Kewanee’s government
How much does Kewanee spend per resident?
About $1,432 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Kewanee?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,339 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.83% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofkewanee.com.
Who runs Kewanee’s government?
See cityofkewanee.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Kewanee yet.
How did Kewanee vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Kewanee alone. Henry County, where 100% of Kewanee lies, voted Trump 60.9%, Harris 36.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Kewanee?
80 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $503,640 (about $6.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Kewanee in the state legislature?
State Senate District 47 (Neil Anderson) and State House District 93 (Travis Weaver). The House district also covers 82 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Kewanee’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 →