Wayne City runs its own hospital
Wayne City’s city government spent $635,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2023, about $643 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($128,000) and water utilities ($691,000), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Wayne City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $643 per resident a year, or $1.76 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 33%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$582 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Wayne City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($582 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. Wayne City spent more than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($191,000), 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; Wayne City itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 11% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Wayne City reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $582 · 2023: $643.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,636 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.66% 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 Wayne City’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 Wayne City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wayne City →
Who’s in charge in Wayne City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 165 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (987).
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.
Wayne City Community Unit School District 100
Wayne City’s K–12 school district, shared with Arrington Township, Four Mile Township, Hickory Hill Township, Keenes, Orel Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,086 per pupil, $9,864 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.
Wayne City’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wayne City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wayne County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.6%7,019 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.9%1,155 votesOthers: 1.5% (125 votes).
Most votes in Wayne County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Wayne City lies in Wayne County. Every 2024 race in Wayne County is on the county’s page.
Wayne 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 Wayne City.
- 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.
How Wayne City compares with the towns next door
Wayne City spent $582 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Orel Township | $279 | $1,644 |
| Wayne City | $582 | $1,636 |
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 Wayne City’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Wayne City’s government
How much does Wayne City spend per resident?
About $643 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. Wayne City also runs a hospital ($128,000), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $582 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 Wayne City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,636 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.66% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Wayne City’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wayne City yet.
How did Wayne City vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wayne City alone. Wayne County, where 100% of Wayne City lies, voted Trump 84.6%, Harris 13.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wayne City?
6 full-time and 32 part-time employees in March 2022 (plus 0 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $69,011 (about $828,132 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Wayne City 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.
Ask neighbors about Wayne City’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →