That's an increase of 9.1 percent from 2016, when the village spent $67.94 million, or $6,973 per household.
Wilmette has 9,743 households and a population of 27,087.
Since 2001, the Village of Wilmette budget has fallen by 2.5 percent, from $76.08 million. The village population has fallen two percent over the same period, from 27,651.
Salaries accounted for 28 percent of village spending in 2017. Wilmette property taxpayers paid $20.73 million for 207 full-time employees and 73 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 206 full-time employees and 41 part-time employees, and spent $17.19 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
27,087
$74,142,418
$20,729,359
28
280
$74,033
2016
27,087
$67,936,338
$20,809,149
30.6
271
$76,787
2015
27,087
$83,383,393
$20,732,885
24.9
280
$74,046
2014
27,087
$74,036,999
$20,085,373
27.1
281
$71,478
2013
27,087
$75,433,923
$20,242,563
26.8
286
$70,778
2012
27,087
$59,942,730
$19,590,008
32.7
276
$70,978
2011
27,087
$53,676,066
$20,178,339
37.6
262
$77,017
2010
27,651
$56,238,002
$20,168,426
35.9
266
$75,821
2009
27,651
$65,843,223
$21,266,278
32.3
253
$84,056
2008
27,651
$69,690,963
$20,698,892
29.7
247
$83,801
2007
27,651
$72,610,602
$20,145,927
27.7
258
$78,085
2004
27,651
$75,902,460
$20,083,129
26.5
243
$82,647
2001
27,651
$76,082,025
$17,193,763
22.6
247
$69,610
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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