That's an increase of 18.5 percent from 2014, when the village spent $37.21 million, or $7,638.30 per household.
Forest Park has 4,872 households and a population of 14,213.
Since 2001, the Village of Forest Park budget has grown by 105.8 percent, from $21.43 million. The village population has fallen 5.2 percent over the same period, from 14,995.
Salaries accounted for 21.9 percent of village spending in 2015. Forest Park property taxpayers paid $9.67 million for 108 full-time employees and 46 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 174 full-time employees and 25 part-time employees, and spent $8.94 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
14,213
$44,109,690.90
$9,674,356.26
21.9
154
$62,820.49
2014
14,213
$37,213,805.24
$9,682,659.20
26
2
$4,841,329.60
2013
14,219
$42,153,342.40
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
2012
14,167
$36,540,921.02
$9,707,224.54
26.6
169
$57,439.19
2011
14,167
$34,279,599.60
$9,302,437.44
27.1
183
$50,832.99
2010
15,136
$35,076,194.25
$9,560,838.48
27.3
183
$52,245.01
2009
15,688
$35,663,164.99
$9,338,064.62
26.2
163
$57,288.74
2008
15,688
$32,696,277.67
$9,335,722.13
28.6
164
$56,925.13
2007
15,329
$36,749,518.65
$7,174,406.07
19.5
164
$43,746.37
2006
15,197
$37,173,189.60
$6,455,625.60
17.4
164
$39,363.57
2005
15,251
$29,414,483.92
$6,670,813.12
22.7
164
$40,675.68
2004
15,688
$26,981,463.27
$6,189,350.34
22.9
164
$37,739.94
2003
15,688
$24,089,838.96
$9,012,851.76
37.4
200
$45,064.25
2002
15,688
$26,224,011.90
$6,852,915.90
26.1
224
$30,593.37
2001
14,995
$21,429,767.42
$8,936,823.73
41.7
199
$44,908.66
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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