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Town Hall · Wesley Township

In Wesley Township, 82% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Illinois

Wesley Township’s town government spent $326,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $151 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Wesley Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$326,000
year to March 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$151
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$33,000
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 10 part-time · March payroll $4,660
Typical tax bill
$3,806
1.54% of home value · IL 2.01%

What stands out about how Wesley Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U

Wesley Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Florence Township, Symerton, Wilmington Township, Wilmington. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Wesley Township →
$12,668
per pupil · IL $21,567
1,298
students
$24.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,668 per pupil, $5,814 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 59%State 24%Federal 16%

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

Also serving Wesley Township

Manteno Community Unit School District 5 · $16,332 per pupil

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $151 per resident a year, or $0.41 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 68%.

Where the money comes from
From the state 44%Property taxes 43%Interest, fines & other 13%Fees & charges <1%
An estimate

Wesley 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.Interest on debt $2,000. With these, the whole budget was $328,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Wesley Township yet

Every year of Wesley 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 $3,806 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.54% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Rockville Township$7,034
Illinois$5,298
Custer Township$4,869
Wilmington$4,423
Custer Park$4,000
Rest Haven$3,871
Wesley Township$3,806
Lakewood Shores$2,947
$3,806
typical bill a year
1.54%
effective rate
$246,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Wesley 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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Tax bills are one input to Wesley Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wesley Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Wesley Township

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

Check Wesley Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Wesley Township yet.
Elections · 2024 general election

How Wesley Township voted in 2024

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

President1,157 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican74.8%866 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat23.2%269 votes

Others: 1.9% (22 votes).

Most votes in Wesley Township: Donald J Trump

Will County: Harris 49.1%, Trump 47.6% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%

Turnout
82%

of Wesley Township’s 1,411 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 1st District316,552 votes
Jonathan L JacksonDemocrat65.8%
Marcus LewisRepublican34.1%
Others0.0%

Most votes in the district: Jonathan L Jackson

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Wesley Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Wesley Township74.8%23.2%1.9%1,157
Will County47.6%49.1%3.3%331,570
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 Wesley Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Wesley 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 Wesley Township compares with the towns next door

Wesley Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $121 to $157 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
Rockville Township$121$7,034
Custer Township$157$4,869
Wilmingtonestimate$4,423
Wesley Townshipestimate$3,806

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 Wesley Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Wesley Township’s government

How much does Wesley Township spend per resident?

About $151 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Wesley Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $328,000.

What is the property tax rate in Wesley Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,806 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.54% 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 Wesley Township’s government?

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

How did Wesley Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 74.8%, Kamala D Harris 23.2% (1,157 votes, official results). Will County: Harris 49.1%, Trump 47.6%. Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%.

How many people work for Wesley Township?

0 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,660 (about $55,920 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Wesley Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 40 (Patrick Joyce) and State House District 79 (Jackie Haas). The House district also covers 46 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

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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 Wesley 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 →