That's an increase of 4.1 percent from 2015, when the township spent $5.63 million.
Downers Grove Township has a population of 150,000.
Since 2001, the Downers Grove Township budget has fallen by 18.3 percent, from $7.18 million. The township population has remained same.
Salaries accounted for 37.7 percent of township spending in 2016. Downers Grove Township property taxpayers paid $2.21 million for 32 full-time employees and 14 part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had 46 full-time employees and 11 part-time employees, and spent $2.25 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
150,000
$5,862,990
$2,208,167
37.7
46
$48,004
2015
150,000
$5,630,773
$2,082,084
37
46
$45,263
2014
150,000
$5,175,111
$2,122,234
41
46
$46,136
2013
150,000
$5,738,622
$2,246,075
39.1
46
$48,828
2012
150,000
$5,711,544
$2,148,948
37.6
46
$46,716
2011
150,000
$5,611,026
$2,169,625
38.7
46
$47,166
2010
150,000
$5,325,242
$2,161,822
40.6
46
$46,996
2009
150,000
$5,572,113
$2,288,608
41.1
45
$50,858
2008
150,000
$5,553,698
$2,274,879
41
45
$50,553
2007
150,000
$5,535,598
$2,344,163
42.3
47
$49,876
2006
15,000
$6,493,225
$9,835,524
151.5
55
$178,828
2005
150,000
$6,597,923
$2,338,661
35.4
50
$46,773
2004
150,000
$6,762,216
$2,342,794
34.6
57
$41,102
2003
150,000
$6,953,870
$2,326,065
33.4
57
$40,808
2002
150,000
$7,357,567
$2,234,154
30.4
57
$39,196
2001
150,000
$7,176,325
$2,252,302
31.4
57
$39,514
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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