That's an increase of 10.8 percent from 2014, when the city spent $77.50 million, or $5,516.34 per household.
Pekin has 14,049 households and a population of 34,094.
Since 2001, the City of Pekin budget has grown by 113.2 percent, from $40.27 million. The city population has grown 0.7 percent over the same period, from 33,857.
Salaries accounted for 18.3 percent of city spending in 2015. Pekin property taxpayers paid $15.71 million for 183 full-time employees and 122 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 171 full-time employees and 92 part-time employees, and spent $10.69 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
34,094
$85,861,159.14
$15,707,988.78
18.3
305
$51,501.60
2014
34,094
$77,499,037.52
$15,265,446.66
19.7
360
$42,404.01
2013
34,094
$94,560,494.08
$13,555,731.28
14.3
289
$46,905.64
2012
34,094
$73,137,307.60
$13,424,726.16
18.4
346
$38,799.78
2011
34,094
$52,571,759.40
$14,541,247.44
27.7
263
$55,289.91
2010
33,500
$49,743,202.56
$13,838,186.85
27.8
423
$32,714.38
2009
33,500
$56,242,345.31
$14,046,979.15
25
421
$33,365.74
2008
33,500
$53,094,706.58
$13,888,342.97
26.2
383
$36,261.99
2007
33,500
$47,467,690.92
$13,602,799.08
28.7
305
$44,599.34
2006
33,500
$43,561,494
$13,073,517.60
30
294
$44,467.74
2005
33,500
$45,498,856.24
$11,399,368.36
25.1
287
$39,719.05
2004
33,900
$47,821,808.01
$12,566,861.37
26.3
278
$45,204.53
2003
33,857
$51,780,301.32
$12,669,004.92
24.5
279
$45,408.61
2002
33,857
$56,653,689.60
$12,010,933.80
21.2
276
$43,517.87
2001
33,857
$40,268,941.56
$10,686,591.84
26.5
263
$40,633.42
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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