That's an increase of 8.8 percent from 2016, when the city spent $184.65 million.
Elmhurst has a population of 44,454.
Since 2001, the City of Elmhurst budget has grown by 39 percent, from $144.45 million. The city population has grown four percent over the same period, from 42,762.
Salaries accounted for 15 percent of city spending in 2017. Elmhurst property taxpayers paid $30.10 million for 289 full-time employees and 199 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 300 full-time employees and 200 part-time employees, and spent $25.41 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
44,454
$200,820,461
$30,095,361
15
488
$61,671
2016
44,454
$184,651,019
$30,285,654
16.4
486
$62,316
2015
44,454
$186,183,631
$30,161,058
16.2
472
$63,901
2014
44,121
$160,160,322
$28,668,973
17.9
484
$59,233
2013
44,121
$259,535,172
$48,612,368
18.7
492
$98,806
2012
44,121
$153,051,162
$28,097,393
18.4
491
$57,225
2011
44,121
$143,035,238
$28,886,602
20.2
500
$57,773
2010
43,298
$148,121,902
$28,811,726
19.5
493
$58,442
2009
43,298
$145,804,071
$29,680,088
20.4
509
$58,311
2008
43,298
$142,853,901
$28,743,589
20.1
510
$56,360
2007
43,298
$136,018,665
$28,211,794
20.7
501
$56,311
2006
42,762
$130,614,856
$27,569,711
21.1
496
$55,584
2005
42,762
$116,331,839
$27,398,027
23.6
472
$58,047
2004
42,762
$129,975,141
$27,999,027
21.5
492
$56,909
2003
42,762
$149,488,324
$26,475,158
17.7
473
$55,973
2002
42,762
$128,091,533
$26,701,065
20.8
473
$56,450
2001
42,762
$144,448,803
$25,407,138
17.6
500
$50,814
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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