That's a decrease of 3.8 percent from 2014, when the village spent $143.31 million, or $8,533.75 per household.
Downers Grove has 16,793 households and a population of 49,670.
Since 2001, the Village of Downers Grove budget has grown by 51.8 percent, from $90.83 million. The village population has grown 1.9 percent over the same period, from 48,724.
Salaries accounted for 20.8 percent of village spending in 2015. Downers Grove property taxpayers paid $28.72 million for 300 full-time employees and 62 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 369 full-time employees and 130 part-time employees, and spent $26.46 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
49,670
$137,843,656.80
$28,716,797.46
20.8
362
$79,328.16
2014
49,670
$143,307,218.66
$28,661,017.93
20
393
$72,928.79
2013
49,399
$143,382,058.56
$29,172,919.36
20.3
389
$74,994.65
2012
48,665
$137,710,170.30
$28,631,423.62
20.8
390
$73,413.90
2011
47,833
$118,429,483.32
$28,471,474.08
24
385
$73,951.88
2010
47,833
$144,400,357.32
$26,185,700.31
18.1
378
$69,274.33
2009
49,681
$122,229,225.28
$35,774,010.08
29.3
367
$97,476.86
2008
49,573
$112,985,705.50
$36,031,366.45
31.9
379
$95,069.56
2007
49,543
$117,738,306.27
$36,902,344.05
31.3
431
$85,620.28
2006
50,995
$94,035,460.80
$37,940,764.80
40.3
435
$87,220.14
2005
50,851
$107,863,052.92
$30,657,706.68
28.4
433
$70,803.01
2004
50,589
$117,984,301.71
$26,839,613.58
22.7
390
$68,819.52
2003
50,269
$119,442,523.20
$31,047,021.72
26
503
$61,723.70
2002
49,409
$79,347,392.10
$31,490,565.75
39.7
508
$61,989.30
2001
48,724
$90,833,463.26
$26,460,255.35
29.1
499
$53,026.56
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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