That's a decrease of 2.1 percent from 2016, when the city spent $321.65 million, or $15,601 per household.
Evanston has 20,618 households and a population of 75,472.
Since 2001, the City of Evanston budget has grown by 86.8 percent, from $168.58 million. The city population has grown 1.7 percent over the same period, from 74,239.
Salaries accounted for 23.3 percent of city spending in 2017. Evanston property taxpayers paid $73.43 million for 822 full-time employees and 284 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 831 full-time employees and 354 part-time employees, and spent $64.52 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
75,472
$314,942,803
$73,432,790
23.3
1,106
$66,395
2016
75,603
$321,653,746
$74,753,788
23.2
1,968
$37,985
2015
75,570
$186,183,632
$72,900,588
39.2
1,408
$51,776
2014
75,570
$234,819,794
$72,012,962
30.7
1,408
$51,146
2013
74,619
$240,661,276
$69,813,015
29
855
$81,653
2012
74,486
$243,729,473
$68,494,567
28.1
871
$78,639
2011
74,486
$492,131,718
$126,334,301
25.7
922
$137,022
2010
74,239
$233,437,412
$70,714,013
30.3
940
$75,228
2009
74,239
$239,559,371
$72,616,383
30.3
1,004
$72,327
2008
74,239
$221,878,282
$70,374,538
31.7
1,093
$64,387
2007
74,239
$228,943,288
$61,101,775
26.7
884
$69,120
2006
74,239
$261,653,928
$69,526,276
26.6
1,197
$58,084
2005
74,239
$216,090,024
$67,721,729
31.3
1,090
$62,130
2004
74,239
$209,060,192
$68,640,628
32.8
1,027
$66,836
2003
74,239
$176,847,990
$67,010,169
37.9
1,107
$60,533
2002
74,239
$179,455,660
$66,105,459
36.8
1,168
$56,597
2001
74,239
$168,578,634
$64,524,059
38.3
1,185
$54,451
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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