Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Omaha run?
Omaha’s village government spent $111,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $493 per resident. Water and other utilities ($70,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Omaha is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $493 per resident a year, or $1.35 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 77%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$493 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Omaha’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($493 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $503, and the middle half spent $342–$713. Omaha spent less than 52% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Omaha itself left out).
No trend yet
Omaha reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $727 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.53% 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 Omaha’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 Omaha’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Omaha →
Who’s in charge in Omaha
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 225 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 (225).
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.
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3
Omaha’s K–12 school district, shared with Enfield, Indian Creek Township, Norris City, Springerton, Enfield Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,687 per pupil, $9,549 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.
Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 · $16,825 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Omaha’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Omaha alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Gallatin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.8%1,923 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.1%561 votesOthers: 2.1% (52 votes).
Most votes in Gallatin County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Omaha lies in Gallatin County. Every 2024 race in Gallatin County is on the county’s page.
Gallatin 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 Omaha.
- 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 Omaha’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Omaha’s government
How much does Omaha spend per resident?
About $493 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 $493 was less than 52% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Omaha?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $727 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.53% 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 Omaha’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Omaha yet.
How did Omaha vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Omaha alone. Gallatin County, where 100% of Omaha lies, voted Trump 75.8%, Harris 22.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Omaha?
1 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $9,424 (about $113,088 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Omaha in the state legislature?
State Senate District 59 (Paul Jacobs) and State House District 117 (Patrick Windhorst). The House district also covers 82 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Omaha’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; 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 →