That's a decrease of 9.8 percent from 2014, when the village spent $2.06 million, or $1,807.88 per household.
Oblong has 1,141 households and a population of 1,466.
Since 2001, the Village of Oblong budget has grown by 4.4 percent, from $1.78 million. The village population has fallen 8.4 percent over the same period, from 1,600.
Salaries accounted for 20.4 percent of village spending in 2015. Oblong property taxpayers paid $378,788.22 for nine full-time employees and 14 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had six full-time employees and 10 part-time employees, and spent $381,803.93.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
1,466
$1,860,898.20
$378,788.22
20.4
23
$16,469.05
2014
1,466
$2,062,786.15
$401,391
19.5
23
$17,451.78
2013
1,466
$1,961,934
$380,818.88
19.4
22
$17,309.94
2012
1,466
$1,638,145.20
$385,819.86
23.6
19
$20,306.30
2011
1,580
$1,564,782.84
$398,483.28
25.5
19
$20,972.80
2010
1,580
$1,507,255.68
$398,485.56
26.4
19
$20,972.92
2009
1,580
$1,382,475.90
$385,863.36
27.9
19
$20,308.59
2008
1,580
$1,520,202.56
$352,147.55
23.2
16
$22,009.22
2007
1,580
$1,354,196.61
$369,102.24
27.3
16
$23,068.89
2006
1,600
$1,450,545.60
$426,745.20
29.4
16
$26,671.57
2005
1,600
$1,647,037.44
$437,319.48
26.6
16
$27,332.46
2004
1,600
$1,838,297.73
$458,160.27
24.9
16
$28,635.01
2003
1,600
$1,739,737.56
$417,193.92
24
16
$26,074.62
2002
1,600
$2,494,011.60
$372,825.45
14.9
16
$23,301.59
2001
1,600
$1,782,991.98
$381,803.93
21.4
16
$23,862.74
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.