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Town Hall · Pin Oak Township

In Pin Oak Township, 91% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Illinois

Pin Oak Township’s town government spent $562,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $143 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pin Oak Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$562,000
year to March 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$143
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
2
full-time · 9 part-time · March payroll $14,708 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$7,917
1.77% of home value · IL 2.01%

What stands out about how Pin Oak Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Triad Community Unit School District 2

Pin Oak Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Marine, St. Jacob, Jarvis Township, Troy, St. Jacob Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Pin Oak Township →
$13,555
per pupil · IL $21,567
4,005
students
$30 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,555 per pupil, $7,876 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 53%State 43%Federal 5%

Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.

Also serving Pin Oak Township

Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 · $16,319 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $143 per resident a year, or $0.39 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 79%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 75%Interest, fines & other 21%From the state 4%
An estimate

Pin Oak Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $314,000. With these, the whole budget was $876,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Pin Oak Township yet

Every year of Pin Oak 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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $7,917 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.77% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Pin Oak Township$7,917
Hamel Township$6,130
Edwardsville$5,518
Jarvis Township$5,504
Illinois$5,298
Edwardsville Township$5,187
Marine Township$4,417
$7,917
typical bill a year
1.77%
effective rate
$448,200
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Pin Oak 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 Pin Oak Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pin Oak Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Pin Oak Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Pin Oak Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Pin Oak Township yet.
Who works for Pin Oak Township

One full-time town employee for every 1,961 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,922).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings0 + 9 pt
Roads & transportation2
2
full-time
9
part-time
$14,708
payroll for March 2022
$176,496
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$49,600
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Estimates.Pin Oak Township didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Pin Oak Township voted in 2024

Official results for Pin Oak Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President3,046 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican57.0%1,736 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat40.2%1,224 votes

Others: 2.8% (86 votes).

Most votes in Pin Oak Township: Donald J Trump

Madison County: Trump 55.1%, Harris 42.0% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%

Turnout
91%

of Pin Oak Township’s 3,334 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Illinois: 62%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. House · Illinois’s 15th District318,329 votes
Mary E MillerRepublican97.0%
Write-ins3.0%

Most votes in the district: Mary E Miller

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Pin Oak Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Pin Oak Township57.0%40.2%2.8%3,046
Madison County55.1%42.0%2.8%134,056
Illinois43.5%54.4%2.2%5,633,310
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Pin Oak Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Pin Oak Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Illinois HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Illinois SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Pin Oak Township compares with the towns next door

Pin Oak Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $30 to $240 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Edwardsville Township$30$5,187
Jarvis Township$75$5,504
Hamel Township$200$6,130
Marine Township$240$4,417
Edwardsvilleestimate$5,518
Pin Oak Townshipestimate$7,917

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 Pin Oak Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Pin Oak Township’s government

How much does Pin Oak Township spend per resident?

About $143 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Pin Oak Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $876,000.

What is the property tax rate in Pin Oak Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,917 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.77% 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 Pin Oak Township’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pin Oak Township yet.

How did Pin Oak Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 57.0%, Kamala D Harris 40.2% (3,046 votes, official results). Madison County: Trump 55.1%, Harris 42.0%. Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%.

How many people work for Pin Oak Township?

2 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $14,708 (about $176,496 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Pin Oak Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 55 (Jason Plummer) and State House District 109 (Charlie Meier). The House district also covers 84 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Pin Oak 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 Pin Oak 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 →