Photo: AlphaBeta135 · CC BY 4.0In Manhattan Township, 78% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Illinois
Manhattan Township’s town government spent $1.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $134 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Manhattan Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Manhattan Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Lincoln Way Community High School District 210
Manhattan Township’s high school district, shared with Frankfort Township, Green Garden Township, Manhattan, Mokena, Wilton Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,546 per pupil, $12,164 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.
Manhattan School District 114 · $11,780 per pupil
Peotone Community Unit School District 207U · $20,335 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $134 per resident a year, or $0.37 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 83%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Manhattan Township 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 Manhattan Township yet
Every year of Manhattan Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $9,029 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.60% 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 Manhattan Township’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 Manhattan Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Manhattan Township →
Who’s in charge in Manhattan Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 5,446 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 (10,892).
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.
How Manhattan Township voted in 2024
Official results for Manhattan Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.5%4,321 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.8%2,265 votesOthers: 1.7% (116 votes).
Most votes in Manhattan Township: Donald J Trump
Will County: Harris 49.1%, Trump 47.6% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
of Manhattan Township’s 8,638 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: Jonathan L Jackson
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Manhattan Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan Township | 64.5% | 33.8% | 1.7% | 6,702 |
| Will County | 47.6% | 49.1% | 3.3% | 331,570 |
| 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 Manhattan Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
How Manhattan Township compares with the towns next door
Manhattan Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 5 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $56 to $796 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| New Lenox Township | $56 | $8,800 |
| Jackson Township | $154 | $5,079 |
| Green Garden Township | $237 | $8,057 |
| Wilton Township | $357 | $6,042 |
| Frankfort | $796 | $10,000+ |
| Manhattan Township | estimate | $9,029 |
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 Manhattan Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Manhattan Township’s government
How much does Manhattan Township spend per resident?
About $134 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Manhattan Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Manhattan Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $9,029 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.60% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Manhattan Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Manhattan Township yet.
How did Manhattan Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 64.5%, Kamala D Harris 33.8% (6,702 votes, official results). Will County: Harris 49.1%, Trump 47.6%. Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%.
How many people work for Manhattan Township?
2 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $18,632 (about $223,584 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Manhattan Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Patrick Joyce) and State House District 80 (Anthony DeLuca). The House district also covers 31 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Manhattan Township’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 Manhattan Township, 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 →