That's an increase of 19.8 percent from 2014, when the city spent $78.74 million, or $5,049.49 per household.
Dekalb has 15,594 households and a population of 44,054.
Since 2001, the City of Dekalb budget has grown by 31.6 percent, from $71.66 million. The city population has grown 12.9 percent over the same period, from 39,018.
Salaries accounted for 19.3 percent of city spending in 2015. Dekalb property taxpayers paid $18.20 million for 199 full-time employees and 55 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 206 full-time employees and 41 part-time employees, and spent $14.43 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
44,054
$94,327,555.92
$18,202,026.48
19.3
254
$71,661.52
2014
44,030
$78,741,728.40
$18,068,608.14
22.9
250
$72,274.43
2013
44,030
$83,451,115.28
$17,589,903.76
21.1
229
$76,811.80
2012
44,030
$71,852,143.46
$16,658,387.60
23.2
232
$71,803.39
2011
45,932
$81,538,963.20
$18,243,983.16
22.4
236
$77,305.01
2010
45,932
$84,695,262.18
$19,251,247.26
22.7
251
$76,698.19
2009
45,497
$70,989,038.54
$18,828,122.15
26.5
256
$73,547.35
2008
45,897
$68,923,207.57
$19,468,340.60
28.2
261
$74,591.34
2007
45,749
$71,711,407.17
$16,937,476.92
23.6
285
$59,429.74
2006
45,003
$61,442,540.40
$23,862,823.20
38.8
278
$85,837.49
2005
44,226
$68,543,126.60
$18,345,274.24
26.8
275
$66,710.08
2004
43,172
$65,472,502.62
$17,512,335.66
26.7
293
$59,769.06
2003
39,018
$58,957,627.08
$15,393,366.12
26.1
256
$60,130.33
2002
39,018
$45,080,432.55
$14,288,557.95
31.7
263
$54,329.11
2001
39,018
$71,655,427.84
$14,429,944.22
20.1
247
$58,420.82
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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