That's an increase of 11.6 percent from 2014, when the city spent $40.29 million, or $7,110.32 per household.
West Chicago has 5,666 households and a population of 27,086.
Since 2001, the City of West Chicago budget has grown by 23.3 percent, from $36.46 million. The city population has grown 15.4 percent over the same period, from 23,469.
Salaries accounted for 22.9 percent of city spending in 2015. West Chicago property taxpayers paid $10.30 million for 108 full-time employees and three part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 134 full-time employees and 17 part-time employees, and spent $9.45 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
27,086
$44,953,237.02
$10,303,269.90
22.9
111
$92,822.25
2014
27,086
$40,287,062.59
$10,664,959.90
26.5
107
$99,672.52
2013
27,086
$40,197,921.92
$10,528,638.64
26.2
111
$94,852.60
2012
27,086
$44,781,336.64
$10,602,088.20
23.7
124
$85,500.71
2011
27,086
$44,076,413.52
$10,381,074.48
23.6
117
$88,727.13
2010
27,086
$49,186,869.45
$10,996,062.93
22.4
120
$91,633.85
2009
26,841
$45,147,123.91
$11,194,190.19
24.8
135
$82,919.92
2008
26,841
$75,670,703.12
$18,640,247.22
24.6
20
$932,012.36
2007
26,841
$33,158,268
$10,874,059.56
32.8
151
$72,013.63
2006
25,690
$38,188,200
$10,371,858
27.2
165
$62,859.74
2005
25,690
$56,392,472
$10,065,701.24
17.8
150
$67,104.67
2004
25,571
$31,068,618
$9,954,615.24
32
164
$60,698.87
2003
23,469
$36,826,303.80
$10,372,174.56
28.2
155
$66,917.25
2002
23,469
$12,743,271
$9,786,928.95
76.8
155
$63,141.47
2001
23,469
$36,456,850.80
$9,452,028.67
25.9
151
$62,596.21
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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