That's a decrease of 0.8 percent from 2016, when the village spent $82.64 million, or $4,910 per household.
Downers Grove has 16,830 households and a population of 49,473.
Since 2001, the Village of Downers Grove budget has fallen by 12.9 percent, from $94.15 million. The village population has grown 1.5 percent over the same period, from 48,724.
Salaries accounted for 32.6 percent of village spending in 2017. Downers Grove property taxpayers paid $26.75 million for 282 full-time employees and 50 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 369 full-time employees and 130 part-time employees, and spent $27.43 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
49,473
$81,992,168
$26,750,807
32.6
332
$80,575
2016
49,732
$82,637,486
$29,550,923
35.8
341
$86,660
2015
49,670
$143,249,290
$29,842,946
20.8
362
$82,439
2014
49,670
$147,481,215
$29,495,805
20
393
$75,053
2013
49,399
$148,896,753
$30,294,955
20.3
389
$77,879
2012
48,665
$141,607,628
$29,441,747
20.8
390
$75,492
2011
47,833
$123,912,330
$29,789,598
24
385
$77,376
2010
47,833
$148,303,070
$26,893,422
18.1
378
$71,147
2009
49,681
$126,555,924
$37,040,347
29.3
367
$100,927
2008
49,573
$116,985,200
$37,306,813
31.9
379
$98,435
2007
49,543
$122,769,858
$38,479,367
31.3
431
$89,279
2006
50,995
$97,953,605
$39,521,630
40.3
435
$90,854
2005
50,851
$113,082,233
$32,141,144
28.4
433
$74,229
2004
50,589
$122,557,337
$27,879,909
22.7
390
$71,487
2003
50,269
$123,061,994
$31,987,841
26
503
$63,594
2002
49,409
$82,286,184
$32,656,883
39.7
508
$64,285
2001
48,724
$94,148,553
$27,425,958
29.1
499
$54,962
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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