How is Parkersburg run?
Parkersburg’s village government spent $141,000 on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, about $701 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Parkersburg didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Parkersburg is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $701 per resident a year, or $1.92 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Parkersburg 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 Parkersburg yet
Every year of Parkersburg’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village 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 $678 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.26% 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 Parkersburg’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 Parkersburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Parkersburg →
Who’s in charge in Parkersburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Richland County Community Unit School District 1
Parkersburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Calhoun, Claremont Township, Claremont, Decker Township, German Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,952 per pupil, $7,912 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.
Parkersburg’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Parkersburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Richland County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.7%5,889 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.4%1,747 votesOthers: 1.9% (148 votes).
Most votes in Richland County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Parkersburg lies in Richland County. Every 2024 race in Richland County is on the county’s page.
Richland 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 Parkersburg.
- 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 Parkersburg’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Parkersburg’s government
How much does Parkersburg spend per resident?
About $701 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Parkersburg didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $237,000.
What is the property tax rate in Parkersburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $678 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.26% 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 Parkersburg’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Parkersburg yet.
How did Parkersburg vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Parkersburg alone. Richland County, where 100% of Parkersburg lies, voted Trump 75.7%, Harris 22.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Parkersburg?
0 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,096 (about $13,152 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Parkersburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 55 (Jason Plummer) and State House District 110 (Blaine Wilhour). The House district also covers 118 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Parkersburg’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 Parkersburg, 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 →