That's a decrease of 2.1 percent from 2014, when the village spent $2.08 million, or $4,349.70 per household.
Forrest has 478 households and a population of 1,220.
Since 2001, the Village of Forrest budget has grown by 40.9 percent, from $1.45 million. The village population has fallen 2.1 percent over the same period, from 1,246.
Salaries accounted for 11 percent of village spending in 2015. Forrest property taxpayers paid $224,817.18 for four full-time employees and three part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had four full-time employees and 13 part-time employees, and spent $194,952.37.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
1,220
$2,036,532
$224,817.18
11
7
$32,116.74
2014
1,220
$2,079,158
$235,957.55
11.3
14
$16,854.11
2013
1,220
$1,247,584
$223,716.48
17.9
14
$15,979.74
2012
1,220
$1,362,206
$214,078.66
15.7
14
$15,291.33
2011
1,165
$1,517,616
$210,944.52
13.9
17
$12,408.50
2010
1,165
$1,576,311
$224,523.03
14.2
25
$8,980.92
2009
1,205
$1,639,178
$217,302.39
13.3
25
$8,692.09
2008
1,205
$1,832,182
$187,451.18
10.2
25
$7,498.04
2007
1,202
$1,660,873.50
$185,311.62
11.2
25
$7,412.46
2006
1,202
$1,702,260
$134,103.60
7.9
25
$5,364.14
2005
1,202
$2,017,542
$177,281.56
8.8
25
$7,091.26
2004
1,225
$1,448,154
$184,249.41
12.7
25
$7,369.97
2003
1,246
$1,322,772
$200,013
15.1
22
$9,091.50
2002
1,246
$1,371,195
$178,848
13
17
$10,520.47
2001
1,246
$1,445,350
$194,952.37
13.5
17
$11,467.78
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.