That's a decrease of 16.5 percent from 2014, when the village spent $83.94 million, or $8,035 per household.
Wheeling has 10,447 households and a population of 37,648.
Since 2001, the Village of Wheeling budget has grown by 29.1 percent, from $54.30 million. The village population has grown 9.1 percent over the same period, from 34,496.
Salaries accounted for 33.4 percent of village spending in 2015. Wheeling property taxpayers paid $23.42 million for 234 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 225 full-time employees and 15 part-time employees, and spent $17.24 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
37,648
$70,101,127.92
$23,423,441.16
33.4
254
$92,218.27
2014
37,648
$83,941,638.08
$20,592,073.12
24.5
246
$83,707.61
2013
37,648
$70,597,196.80
$21,876,384.40
31
246
$88,928.39
2012
37,648
$78,208,728.14
$20,413,575.40
26.1
247
$82,646.05
2011
37,648
$72,772,272.72
$20,478,902.76
28.1
242
$84,623.56
2010
37,648
$97,520,346.48
$22,139,367.36
22.7
246
$89,997.42
2009
38,555
$112,133,890.03
$22,325,515.09
19.9
284
$78,610.96
2008
38,555
$110,989,985.38
$22,939,933.38
20.7
295
$77,762.48
2007
38,555
$111,759,654.24
$22,269,385.71
19.9
288
$77,324.25
2006
38,555
$98,396,092.80
$21,196,707.60
21.5
281
$75,433.12
2005
40,306
$113,555,041.04
$21,118,923.60
18.6
272
$77,643.10
2004
35,495
$77,902,065.42
$21,468,823.71
27.6
292
$73,523.36
2003
34,496
$48,476,156.52
$131,440,287
271.1
261
$503,602.63
2002
34,496
$69,099,482.70
$18,677,341.80
27
244
$76,546.48
2001
34,496
$54,300,226.74
$17,243,725.57
31.8
240
$71,848.85
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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