That's an increase of 5.5 percent from 2014, when the city spent $174.72 million, or $5,714.73 per household.
Bloomington has 30,574 households and a population of 77,733.
Since 2001, the City of Bloomington budget has grown by 17.4 percent, from $156.95 million. The city population has grown 19.9 percent over the same period, from 64,808.
Salaries accounted for 25.6 percent of city spending in 2015. Bloomington property taxpayers paid $47.23 million for 583 full-time employees and 42 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 544 full-time employees and 41 part-time employees, and spent $33.56 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
77,733
$184,299,784.26
$47,233,704.06
25.6
625
$75,573.92
2014
77,733
$174,722,228.96
$46,959,730.13
26.9
635
$73,952.33
2013
77,071
$174,203,591.12
$45,432,386.48
26.1
628
$72,344.56
2012
76,610
$175,254,459.76
$44,285,770.74
25.3
636
$69,631.71
2011
76,610
$157,770,927.36
$43,413,350.76
27.5
595
$72,963.61
2010
74,795
$161,908,529.40
$43,801,155
27.1
668
$65,570.59
2009
74,795
$186,725,187.77
$50,754,948.92
27.2
647
$78,446.59
2008
74,795
$186,255,336.03
$45,200,000
24.3
1,264
$35,759.49
2007
74,975
$194,136,515.82
$46,804,954.95
24.1
1,264
$37,029.23
2006
68,507
$254,646,074.40
$44,012,672.40
17.3
1,067
$41,248.99
2005
68,507
$237,797,227.92
$42,385,539.88
17.8
926
$45,772.72
2004
66,645
$167,647,687.92
$41,590,886.13
24.8
695
$59,843
2003
66,645
$179,990,727.84
$41,630,054.40
23.1
633
$65,766.27
2002
64,808
$155,502,734.85
$39,857,853.60
25.6
599
$66,540.65
2001
64,808
$156,947,046.56
$33,555,414.11
21.4
585
$57,359.68
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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