That's a decrease of four percent from 2016, when the city spent $73.46 million, or $4,961 per household.
Park Ridge has 14,807 households and a population of 37,496.
Since 2001, the City of Park Ridge budget has grown by 36.6 percent, from $51.63 million. The city population has fallen 0.7 percent over the same period, from 37,775.
Salaries accounted for 28 percent of city spending in 2017. Park Ridge property taxpayers paid $19.77 million for 223 full-time employees and 93 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 238 full-time employees and 154 part-time employees, and spent $20.60 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
37,496
$70,517,310
$19,774,279
28
316
$62,577
2016
37,480
$73,464,722
$20,036,914
27.3
339
$59,106
2015
37,839
$71,787,939
$19,793,951
27.6
356
$55,601
2014
37,839
$76,827,593
$20,264,880
26.4
396
$51,174
2013
37,721
$69,946,755
$19,914,695
28.5
349
$57,062
2012
37,642
$62,312,904
$20,151,372
32.3
237
$85,027
2011
37,480
$57,746,164
$22,028,477
38.1
392
$56,195
2010
37,775
$58,257,192
$22,223,419
38.1
392
$56,692
2009
37,775
$12,751,947
$22,619,417
177.4
369
$61,299
2008
37,775
$61,425,000
$22,900,858
37.3
456
$50,221
2007
37,705
$61,121,024
$22,669,125
37.1
378
$59,971
2006
37,775
$59,606,125
$22,550,061
37.8
378
$59,656
2005
37,775
$57,700,370
$22,178,361
38.4
378
$58,673
2004
37,775
$53,768,706
$21,456,899
39.9
369
$58,149
2003
37,775
$54,571,224
$21,054,644
38.6
351
$59,985
2002
37,775
$53,005,820
$21,053,927
39.7
392
$53,709
2001
37,775
$51,627,366
$20,601,258
39.9
392
$52,554
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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