That's an increase of 1.6 percent from 2014, when the village spent $28.40 million, or $7,078.28 per household.
River Forest has 4,012 households and a population of 11,172.
Since 2001, the Village of River Forest budget has fallen by 3.7 percent, from $29.96 million. The village population has fallen 4.5 percent over the same period, from 11,700.
Salaries accounted for 25 percent of village spending in 2015. River Forest property taxpayers paid $7.20 million for 74 full-time employees and nine part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 84 full-time employees and 23 part-time employees, and spent $6.52 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
11,172
$28,845,424.56
$7,199,411.94
25
83
$86,739.90
2014
11,172
$28,398,075.41
$7,066,504.52
24.9
77
$91,772.78
2013
11,172
$26,699,917.92
$6,394,736.40
24
76
$84,141.26
2012
11,219
$28,146,800.10
$6,727,224.28
23.9
83
$81,050.89
2011
11,172
$35,054,230.68
$6,667,554.96
19
81
$82,315.49
2010
11,635
$31,781,150.37
$7,206,035.64
22.7
88
$81,886.76
2009
11,635
$30,654,558.64
$7,801,235.24
25.4
92
$84,796.03
2008
11,635
$26,272,063.82
$7,476,444.99
28.5
97
$77,076.75
2007
11,635
$29,815,974.63
$7,141,229.55
24
103
$69,332.32
2006
11,635
$24,492,696
$6,975,144
28.5
97
$71,908.70
2005
11,635
$25,343,268.80
$5,789,564.96
22.8
96
$60,307.96
2004
11,635
$24,200,277.45
$6,619,249.29
27.4
102
$64,894.60
2003
11,635
$24,995,567.52
$6,819,191.28
27.3
103
$66,205.74
2002
11,635
$20,705,336.10
$6,859,273.05
33.1
105
$65,326.40
2001
11,700
$29,961,804.10
$6,518,350.40
21.8
107
$60,919.16
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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