That's a decrease of 17.7 percent from 2016, when the city spent $119.28 million, or $7,836 per household.
Wheaton has 15,222 households and a population of 53,715.
Since 2001, the City of Wheaton budget has grown by 27 percent, from $77.28 million. The city population has fallen 3.1 percent over the same period, from 55,416.
Salaries accounted for 22.7 percent of city spending in 2017. Wheaton property taxpayers paid $22.30 million for 231 full-time employees and 54 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 260 full-time employees and 93 part-time employees, and spent $21.07 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
53,715
$98,127,311
$22,303,123
22.7
285
$78,257
2016
52,894
$119,276,231
$23,244,944
19.5
283
$82,138
2015
52,894
$97,466,241
$22,067,073
22.6
280
$78,811
2014
52,894
$95,286,228
$21,275,081
22.3
293
$72,611
2013
52,894
$118,328,430
$21,451,630
18.1
318
$67,458
2012
52,894
$88,425,612
$23,592,081
26.7
382
$61,759
2011
52,894
$90,764,513
$23,818,733
26.2
332
$71,743
2010
55,416
$88,373,022
$22,635,093
25.6
336
$67,366
2009
55,416
$94,377,043
$25,032,267
26.5
361
$69,341
2008
55,416
$88,967,807
$23,382,422
26.3
374
$62,520
2007
55,416
$100,820,240
$23,370,889
23.2
383
$61,021
2006
55,416
$104,587,114
$22,525,611
21.5
380
$59,278
2005
55,416
$100,191,261
$22,116,558
22.1
309
$71,575
2004
55,416
$84,537,900
$22,921,704
27.1
316
$72,537
2003
55,416
$92,924,987
$21,600,933
23.2
327
$66,058
2002
55,416
$82,944,173
$21,729,495
26.2
339
$64,099
2001
55,416
$77,275,882
$21,072,542
27.3
353
$59,696
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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