That's an increase of 2.3 percent from 2014, when the city spent $8.70 million, or $3,540.63 per household.
Du Quoin has 2,457 households and a population of 6,084.
Since 2001, the City of Du Quoin budget has grown by 41.4 percent, from $6.30 million. The city population has fallen 8.5 percent over the same period, from 6,648.
Salaries accounted for 30.1 percent of city spending in 2015. Du Quoin property taxpayers paid $2.68 million for 54 full-time employees and 77 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 41 full-time employees and 33 part-time employees, and spent $2.04 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
6,084
$8,901,704.22
$2,681,689.14
30.1
131
$20,470.90
2014
6,084
$8,699,328.50
$2,600,014.58
29.9
55
$47,272.99
2013
6,084
$9,017,228.48
$2,454,757.76
27.2
77
$31,879.97
2012
6,084
$13,965,162.92
$2,415,433.66
17.3
80
$30,192.92
2011
6,648
$8,888,085.72
$2,370,182.04
26.7
80
$29,627.27
2010
6,648
$7,895,745.24
$2,299,450.47
29.1
80
$28,743.13
2009
6,648
$9,326,186.06
$2,463,615.83
26.4
80
$30,795.19
2008
6,648
$8,591,974.21
$2,593,111.57
30.2
80
$32,413.89
2007
6,648
$8,227,877.58
$2,427,821.37
29.5
81
$29,973.10
2006
6,648
$11,531,775.60
$2,236,016.40
19.4
81
$27,605.14
2005
6,648
$9,604,509.28
$2,327,243.16
24.2
76
$30,621.62
2004
6,648
$9,592,906.98
$2,350,543.83
24.5
79
$29,753.71
2003
6,648
$8,959,317.84
$2,273,079.60
25.4
61
$37,263.60
2002
6,648
$3,549,434.85
$2,186,049.60
61.6
65
$33,631.53
2001
6,648
$6,295,493.87
$2,044,949.68
32.5
74
$27,634.45
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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