Photo: Joseph Gage · CC BY-SA 2.0How is San Jose run?
San Jose’s village government spent $341,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $581 per resident. Water and other utilities ($83,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how San Jose is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $581 per resident a year, or $1.59 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$581 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
San Jose’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($581 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 $501, and the middle half spent $342–$713. San Jose spent more than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($91,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; San Jose itself left out).
No trend yet
San Jose reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,682 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.19% 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 San Jose’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 San Jose’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in San Jose →
Who’s in charge in San Jose
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
San Jose’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on sanjoseil.com ↗.
Illini Central Community Unit School District 189
San Jose’s K–12 school district, shared with Allens Grove Township, Crane Creek Township, Easton, Mason City, Pennsylvania Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,843 per pupil, $11,660 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.
San Jose’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for San Jose alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mason County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.7%4,464 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.7%1,773 votesOthers: 2.6% (168 votes).
Most votes in Mason County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
60% of San Jose lies in Mason County; the rest in Logan County. Every 2024 race in Mason County is on the county’s page.
Mason 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 San Jose.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: sanjoseil.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 San Jose’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about San Jose’s government
How much does San Jose spend per resident?
About $581 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 $581 was more than 60% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in San Jose?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,682 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.19% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see sanjoseil.com.
Who runs San Jose’s government?
See sanjoseil.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for San Jose yet.
How did San Jose vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for San Jose alone. Mason County, where 60% of San Jose lies, voted Trump 69.7%, Harris 27.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for San Jose?
0 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $13,094 (about $157,128 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents San Jose in the state legislature?
State Senate District 44 (Sally Turner) and State House District 87 (Bill Hauter). The House district also covers 92 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about San Jose’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 →