That's an increase of 36.5 percent from 2014, when the village spent $123.89 million, or $7,612.03 per household.
Oak Park has 16,276 households and a population of 52,104.
Since 2001, the Village of Oak Park budget has grown by 153.7 percent, from $66.66 million. The village population has fallen 0.8 percent over the same period, from 52,524.
Salaries accounted for 25.2 percent of village spending in 2015. Oak Park property taxpayers paid $42.62 million for 369 full-time employees and six part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 437 full-time employees and 64 part-time employees, and spent $30.67 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
52,104
$169,077,479.70
$42,617,745.06
25.2
375
$113,647.32
2014
52,066
$123,893,405.80
$41,199,826.96
33.3
375
$109,866.20
2013
52,066
$150,423,888.16
$28,679,254.24
19.1
381
$75,273.63
2012
52,015
$167,262,968.18
$29,343,547.52
17.5
381
$77,017.18
2011
51,878
$128,834,410.68
$33,636,709.08
26.1
381
$88,285.32
2009
52,524
$123,861,852.67
$34,887,067.43
28.2
502
$69,496.15
2002
52,524
$190,297,867.05
$31,067,637.75
16.3
464
$66,956.11
2001
52,524
$66,656,286.88
$30,667,734.96
46
501
$61,213.04
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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