That's an increase of 5.9 percent from 2014, when the village spent $15.84 million, or $5,152.81 per household.
River Grove has 3,075 households and a population of 10,668.
Since 2001, the Village of River Grove budget has grown by 33.2 percent, from $12.61 million. The village population has remained same.
Salaries accounted for 29.5 percent of village spending in 2015. River Grove property taxpayers paid $4.95 million for 45 full-time employees and 145 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 41 full-time employees and 96 part-time employees, and spent $3.82 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
10,668
$16,785,702.42
$4,947,521.22
29.5
190
$26,039.58
2014
10,668
$15,844,876.25
$4,974,945.32
31.4
204
$24,386.98
2013
10,668
$16,816,854.08
$6,465,745.52
38.4
176
$36,737.19
2012
10,668
$18,981,730.58
$6,021,881.20
31.7
198
$30,413.54
2011
10,668
$16,857,267.48
$5,048,172.72
29.9
196
$25,755.98
2010
10,668
$20,718,696.12
$5,132,807.61
24.8
214
$23,985.08
2009
10,064
$21,269,107.47
$5,181,828.57
24.4
210
$24,675.37
2008
10,064
$18,314,295.33
$4,988,255.05
27.2
200
$24,941.27
2007
10,157
$12,736,924.20
$4,909,221.72
38.5
215
$22,833.58
2006
10,216
$13,688,721.60
$4,751,022
34.7
200
$23,755.11
2005
10,293
$826,528,750.56
$3,767,779.68
0.5
70
$53,825.42
2004
10,668
$14,497,008.39
$3,117,624.27
21.5
183
$17,036.19
2003
10,668
$12,609,113.88
$3,133,361.88
24.8
183
$17,122.19
2002
9,961
$9,722,825.55
$3,176,466.30
32.7
137
$23,185.88
2001
10,668
$12,605,206.97
$3,817,920.11
30.3
137
$27,868.03
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.