That's an increase of 26.3 percent from 2014, when the village spent $23.26 million, or $4,025.13 per household.
South Elgin has 5,779 households and a population of 22,224.
Since 2001, the Village of South Elgin budget has grown by 78.1 percent, from $16.49 million. The village population has grown 38 percent over the same period, from 16,100.
Salaries accounted for 21.9 percent of village spending in 2015. South Elgin property taxpayers paid $6.45 million for 81 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 63 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees, and spent $4.20 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
22,224
$29,384,425.20
$6,446,219.46
21.9
91
$70,837.57
2014
22,224
$23,261,219.24
$6,600,966.15
28.4
92
$71,749.63
2013
21,985
$24,196,936.40
$6,608,829.76
27.3
93
$71,062.68
2012
21,985
$23,633,320.10
$6,815,094.04
28.8
91
$74,891.14
2011
21,985
$28,959,893.28
$6,986,379.60
24.1
99
$70,569.49
2010
20,844
$29,201,225.10
$7,019,869.77
24
95
$73,893.36
2009
20,844
$24,713,427.70
$7,292,397.37
29.5
98
$74,412.21
2008
20,844
$22,964,862.31
$6,749,179.25
29.4
100
$67,491.79
2007
20,844
$22,551,845.94
$6,244,954.56
27.7
101
$61,831.23
2006
20,844
$18,346,912.80
$5,950,680
32.4
94
$63,305.10
2005
20,844
$17,536,781.84
$5,220,287.16
29.8
88
$59,321.44
2004
16,100
$17,001,681.42
$5,322,389.07
31.3
76
$70,031.43
2003
16,100
$16,693,295.52
$5,035,900.32
30.2
98
$51,386.73
2002
16,100
$17,920,365.75
$4,861,709.10
27.1
97
$50,120.71
2001
16,100
$16,494,230.08
$4,203,250.42
25.5
83
$50,641.57
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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