That's an increase of 27.1 percent from 2016, when the village spent $16.16 million, or $3,848 per household.
La Grange Park has 4,199 households and a population of 13,483.
Since 2001, the Village of La Grange Park budget has grown by 68.2 percent, from $12.21 million. The village population has grown 1.4 percent over the same period, from 13,295.
Salaries accounted for 21.9 percent of village spending in 2017. La Grange Park property taxpayers paid $4.49 million for 46 full-time employees and 82 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 48 full-time employees and 56 part-time employees, and spent $4.26 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
13,483
$20,542,610
$4,493,286
21.9
128
$35,104
2016
13,579
$16,157,435
$4,667,844
28.9
128
$36,468
2015
13,579
$17,315,537
$4,656,908
26.9
127
$36,669
2014
13,579
$16,111,063
$4,567,681
28.4
126
$36,251
2013
13,579
$16,023,925
$4,459,056
27.8
110
$40,537
2012
13,579
$14,281,375
$4,242,711
29.7
113
$37,546
2011
13,579
$12,862,209
$4,602,361
35.8
115
$40,021
2010
13,295
$15,294,090
$4,519,964
29.6
123
$36,748
2009
13,295
$14,676,524
$4,737,648
32.3
124
$38,207
2008
13,295
$15,701,076
$4,540,743
28.9
128
$35,475
2007
13,295
$21,550,123
$4,546,070
21.1
110
$41,328
2006
13,295
$14,216,525
$4,189,111
29.5
105
$39,896
2005
13,295
$14,033,089
$4,295,638
30.6
110
$39,051
2004
13,295
$13,453,935
$4,584,590
34.1
110
$41,678
2003
13,295
$12,732,098
$4,520,126
35.5
105
$43,049
2002
13,295
$13,189,519
$4,425,929
33.6
107
$41,364
2001
13,295
$12,214,279
$4,264,283
34.9
104
$41,003
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.