That's a decrease of 5.5 percent from 2014, when the city spent $17.18 million, or $3,850.10 per household.
Hickory Hills has 4,462 households and a population of 14,049.
Since 2001, the City of Hickory Hills budget has grown by 35.6 percent, from $11.97 million. The city population has grown 7.9 percent over the same period, from 13,021.
Salaries accounted for 31.4 percent of city spending in 2015. Hickory Hills property taxpayers paid $5.09 million for 56 full-time employees and 31 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 63 full-time employees and 37 part-time employees, and spent $4.90 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
14,049
$16,229,016
$5,092,114.38
31.4
87
$58,530.05
2014
14,179
$17,179,164
$5,309,469.75
30.9
93
$57,091.07
2013
14,049
$16,725,321.60
$5,202,568.80
31.1
96
$54,193.42
2012
14,049
$16,972,041.60
$5,223,237.98
30.8
94
$55,566.36
2011
14,049
$19,692,720
$5,305,197.60
26.9
92
$57,665.19
2010
13,926
$13,303,350
$5,318,912.43
40
86
$61,847.81
2009
13,326
$13,017,600
$5,448,736.83
41.9
88
$61,917.46
2008
13,926
$15,684,940.14
$5,283,391.84
33.7
100
$52,833.91
2007
13,926
$15,626,817.18
$5,334,324.84
34.1
89
$59,936.23
2003
13,926
$15,772,033.20
$5,193,778.92
32.9
99
$52,462.41
2002
13,926
$18,408,385.35
$5,073,474.15
27.6
103
$49,257.03
2001
13,021
$11,971,060
$4,896,289.58
40.9
100
$48,962.89
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.