That's an increase of 8.7 percent from 2014, when the city spent $92.77 million, or $10,159.98 per household.
Highland Park has 9,131 households and a population of 29,871.
Since 2001, the City of Highland Park budget has fallen by 4.8 percent, from $105.86 million. The city population has fallen 4.8 percent over the same period, from 31,365.
Salaries accounted for 22.2 percent of city spending in 2015. Highland Park property taxpayers paid $22.39 million for 237 full-time employees and 33 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 329 full-time employees and 63 part-time employees, and spent $19.24 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
29,871
$100,823,497.32
$22,390,973.70
22.2
270
$82,929.53
2014
29,902
$92,770,785.72
$21,763,653.83
23.5
279
$78,005.92
2013
29,763
$104,044,356
$21,464,375.92
20.6
278
$77,209.98
2012
29,914
$84,444,989.04
$23,364,225.32
27.7
274
$85,270.89
2011
29,763
$96,610,862.16
$22,994,331.84
23.8
278
$82,713.42
2010
29,763
$90,997,553.58
$25,268,035.56
27.8
293
$86,239.02
2009
31,457
$99,442,047.56
$26,154,969.83
26.3
308
$84,918.73
2008
31,457
$103,329,481.47
$26,248,201.61
25.4
313
$83,860.06
2007
30,262
$104,405,893.02
$25,106,225.04
24
313
$80,211.58
2006
30,262
$101,080,467.60
$24,265,479.60
24
317
$76,547.25
2005
30,262
$112,264,297.76
$24,775,098.32
22.1
321
$77,180.99
2004
30,262
$107,327,425.95
$24,922,013.10
23.2
390
$63,902.59
2003
30,262
$98,337,082.80
$24,009,150
24.4
371
$64,714.69
2002
31,365
$103,509,257.40
$23,007,543.75
22.2
332
$69,299.83
2001
31,365
$105,857,472.36
$19,235,398.69
18.2
392
$49,069.89
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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