That's an increase of 19.3 percent from 2014, when the city spent $154.23 million, or $5,644.25 per household.
Des Plaines has 27,325 households and a population of 58,364.
Since 2001, the City of Des Plaines budget has grown by 49.5 percent, from $123.09 million. The city population has fallen 0.6 percent over the same period, from 58,720.
Salaries accounted for 19.5 percent of city spending in 2015. Des Plaines property taxpayers paid $35.84 million for 357 full-time employees and 16 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 412 full-time employees and 65 part-time employees, and spent $35.97 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
58,364
$183,964,364.40
$35,839,905.24
19.5
373
$96,085.53
2014
58,364
$154,229,097.64
$35,531,352.77
23
369
$96,290.92
2013
58,364
$137,744,778.08
$35,777,641.12
26
365
$98,020.93
2012
58,364
$128,034,588.88
$34,376,319.40
26.8
344
$99,931.16
2011
58,364
$113,545,270.80
$34,631,872.92
30.5
345
$100,382.24
2010
58,710
$141,093,962.58
$40,612,928.64
28.8
389
$104,403.41
2009
58,710
$132,264,067.11
$41,344,693.12
31.3
389
$106,284.55
2008
58,710
$154,927,506.44
$42,289,197.97
27.3
547
$77,311.14
2007
58,710
$153,666,558.63
$40,293,233.37
26.2
668
$60,319.21
2006
56,945
$148,341,458.40
$41,326,393.20
27.9
482
$85,739.40
2004
56,945
$155,572,409.43
$39,327,177.36
25.3
462
$85,123.76
2003
56,945
$158,561,517.84
$30,797,594.52
19.4
488
$63,109.82
2002
56,945
$127,941,072.75
$29,668,613.85
23.2
622
$47,698.73
2001
58,720
$123,092,780.65
$35,969,574.68
29.2
477
$75,407.91
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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