Photo: Nyttend · Public domainIn Mount Carmel, 69% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Illinois
Mount Carmel’s city government spent $6.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $904 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.2 million) and the airport ($199,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Mount Carmel is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $904 per resident a year, or $2.48 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 26%.
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$904 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Mount Carmel’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($904 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 166 Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $880, and the middle half spent $696–$1,158. Mount Carmel spent more than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.6 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mount Carmel itself left out).
No trend yet
Mount Carmel reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,230 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.38% 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 Mount Carmel’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 Mount Carmel’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mount Carmel →
Who’s in charge in Mount Carmel
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mount Carmel’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofmtcarmel.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 129 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 (6,813).
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.
Wabash Community Unit School District 348
Mount Carmel’s K–12 school district, shared with Bellmont, Keensburg. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,453 per pupil, $8,829 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 Mount Carmel voted in 2024
Official results for Mount Carmel’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.9%2,669 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.3%924 votesOthers: 1.8% (66 votes).
Most votes in Mount Carmel: Donald J Trump
Wabash County: Trump 75.9%, Harris 22.3% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
of Mount Carmel’s 5,309 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: Mike Bost
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Mount Carmel, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel | 72.9% | 25.3% | 1.8% | 3,659 |
| Wabash County | 75.9% | 22.3% | 1.8% | 5,393 |
| 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 Mount Carmel.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofmtcarmel.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 Mount Carmel’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Mount Carmel’s government
How much does Mount Carmel spend per resident?
About $904 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $904 was more than 54% of 166 Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Mount Carmel?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,230 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.38% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofmtcarmel.com.
Who runs Mount Carmel’s government?
See cityofmtcarmel.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mount Carmel yet.
How did Mount Carmel vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 72.9%, Kamala D Harris 25.3% (3,659 votes, official results). Wabash County: Trump 75.9%, Harris 22.3%. Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%.
How many people work for Mount Carmel?
53 full-time and 40 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $284,954 (about $3.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mount Carmel 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.
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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; 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 →