That's an increase of 27.9 percent from 2016, when the city spent $180.25 million, or $6,596 per household.
Des Plaines has 27,325 households and a population of 58,364.
Since 2001, the City of Des Plaines budget has grown by 80.6 percent, from $127.59 million. The city population has fallen 0.6 percent over the same period, from 58,720.
Salaries accounted for 16 percent of city spending in 2017. Des Plaines property taxpayers paid $36.79 million for 350 full-time employees and 59 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 412 full-time employees and 65 part-time employees, and spent $37.28 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
58,364
$230,479,717
$36,792,896
16
409
$89,958
2016
58,141
$180,248,266
$36,747,909
20.4
353
$104,102
2015
58,364
$191,178,653
$37,245,392
19.5
373
$99,854
2014
58,364
$158,721,207
$36,566,247
23
369
$99,096
2013
58,364
$143,042,654
$37,153,704
26
365
$101,791
2012
58,364
$131,658,209
$35,349,234
26.8
344
$102,759
2011
58,364
$118,801,996
$36,235,200
30.5
345
$105,030
2010
58,710
$144,907,313
$41,710,575
28.8
389
$107,225
2009
58,710
$136,945,981
$42,808,222
31.3
389
$110,047
2008
58,710
$160,411,666
$43,786,161
27.3
547
$80,048
2007
58,710
$160,233,506
$42,015,166
26.2
668
$62,897
2006
56,945
$154,522,353
$43,048,326
27.9
482
$89,312
2004
56,945
$161,602,348
$40,851,487
25.3
462
$88,423
2003
56,945
$163,366,412
$31,730,855
19.4
488
$65,022
2002
56,945
$132,679,631
$30,767,451
23.2
622
$49,465
2001
58,720
$127,585,218
$37,282,333
29.2
477
$78,160
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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