That's a decrease of 7.5 percent from 2014, when the city spent $74.65 million, or $5,041.75 per household.
Park Ridge has 14,807 households and a population of 37,839.
Since 2001, the City of Park Ridge budget has grown by 38.7 percent, from $49.81 million. The city population has grown 0.2 percent over the same period, from 37,775.
Salaries accounted for 27.6 percent of city spending in 2015. Park Ridge property taxpayers paid $19.05 million for 223 full-time employees and 133 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 238 full-time employees and 154 part-time employees, and spent $19.88 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
37,839
$69,078,960.42
$19,047,009.78
27.6
356
$53,502.83
2014
37,839
$74,653,226.83
$19,691,345.33
26.4
396
$49,725.61
2013
37,721
$67,356,134.56
$19,177,113.28
28.5
349
$54,948.74
2012
37,642
$60,597,870.12
$19,596,746.82
32.3
237
$82,686.69
2011
37,480
$55,191,024
$21,053,765.16
38.1
392
$53,708.58
2010
37,775
$56,724,108
$21,638,591.97
38.1
392
$55,200.48
2009
37,775
$12,315,983
$21,846,103.55
177.4
369
$59,203.53
2008
37,775
$59,325,000
$22,117,922.79
37.3
456
$48,504.21
2007
37,705
$58,616,064
$21,740,062.50
37.1
378
$57,513.39
2006
37,775
$57,221,880
$21,648,058.80
37.8
378
$57,269.99
2005
37,775
$55,037,276
$21,154,744.72
38.4
378
$55,964.93
2004
37,775
$51,762,411
$20,656,268.19
39.9
369
$55,979.04
2003
37,775
$52,966,188
$20,435,389.92
38.6
351
$58,220.48
2002
37,775
$51,112,755
$20,302,000.65
39.7
392
$51,790.81
2001
37,775
$49,809,501
$19,875,861.36
39.9
392
$50,703.72
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.