That's an increase of 8.4 percent from 2016, when the village spent $34.80 million, or $3,677 per household.
Morton has 9,464 households and a population of 16,499.
Since 2001, the Village of Morton budget has grown by 28.8 percent, from $29.30 million. The village population has grown 6.9 percent over the same period, from 15,430.
Salaries accounted for 16.4 percent of village spending in 2017. Morton property taxpayers paid $6.18 million for 84 full-time employees and 85 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 71 full-time employees and 15 part-time employees, and spent $4.67 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
16,499
$37,725,915
$6,183,429
16.4
169
$36,588
2016
16,499
$34,795,579
$6,538,114
18.8
171
$38,235
2015
16,525
$42,151,378
$6,780,213
16.1
171
$39,650
2014
16,415
$46,006,046
$6,640,209
14.4
174
$38,162
2013
16,415
$46,350,370
$6,432,599
13.9
160
$40,204
2012
16,560
$36,857,284
$6,298,105
17.1
157
$40,115
2011
16,267
$37,530,975
$5,825,707
15.5
125
$46,606
2010
16,209
$36,927,840
$5,659,209
15.3
116
$48,786
2009
16,039
$40,233,780
$5,317,556
13.2
101
$52,649
2008
16,700
$33,216,877
$5,051,635
15.2
103
$49,045
2007
16,700
$42,499,260
$5,222,536
12.3
96
$54,401
2006
15,365
$31,228,320
$4,728,386
15.1
158
$29,926
2005
15,365
$35,263,543
$5,055,107
14.3
92
$54,947
2004
15,198
$32,961,186
$5,024,193
15.2
94
$53,449
2003
15,198
$30,371,404
$4,858,444
16
96
$50,609
2002
15,198
$30,867,353
$4,676,561
15.2
95
$49,227
2001
15,430
$29,298,896
$4,668,808
15.9
86
$54,288
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
Alerts Sign-up