Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is West Frankfort run?
West Frankfort’s city government spent $9.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,226 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: West Frankfort didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how West Frankfort is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,226 per resident a year, or $3.36 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
West Frankfort 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 West Frankfort yet
Every year of West Frankfort’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 $1,384 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.70% 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 West Frankfort’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 West Frankfort’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in West Frankfort →
Who’s in charge in West Frankfort
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
West Frankfort’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on westfrankfort-il.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 129 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (7,733).
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.
Frankfort Community Unit School District 168
West Frankfort’s K–12 school district, shared with Orient, Frankfort Township, Denning Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,353 per pupil, $12,498 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.
West Frankfort’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for West Frankfort alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Franklin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.4%13,200 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.0%4,257 votesOthers: 1.6% (289 votes).
Most votes in Franklin County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of West Frankfort lies in Franklin County. Every 2024 race in Franklin County is on the county’s page.
Franklin 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 West Frankfort.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: westfrankfort-il.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 West Frankfort’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about West Frankfort’s government
How much does West Frankfort spend per resident?
About $1,226 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (West Frankfort didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $42.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in West Frankfort?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,384 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.70% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see westfrankfort-il.com.
Who runs West Frankfort’s government?
See westfrankfort-il.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for West Frankfort yet.
How did West Frankfort vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for West Frankfort alone. Franklin County, where 100% of West Frankfort lies, voted Trump 74.4%, Harris 24.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for West Frankfort?
60 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $314,591 (about $3.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents West Frankfort in the state legislature?
State Senate District 59 (Paul Jacobs) and State House District 117 (Patrick Windhorst). The House district also covers 82 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about West Frankfort’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 (for West Frankfort, 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 →