That's an increase of 3.3 percent from 2016, when the village spent $48.18 million, or $9,889 per household.
Forest Park has 4,872 households and a population of 14,123.
Since 2001, the Village of Forest Park budget has grown by 124 percent, from $22.21 million. The village population has fallen 5.8 percent over the same period, from 14,995.
Salaries accounted for 19.9 percent of village spending in 2017. Forest Park property taxpayers paid $9.88 million for 127 full-time employees and 70 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 174 full-time employees and 25 part-time employees, and spent $9.26 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
14,123
$49,748,752
$9,879,356
19.9
197
$50,149
2016
14,123
$48,179,324
$9,887,623
20.5
151
$65,481
2015
14,213
$45,839,483
$10,053,743
21.9
154
$65,284
2014
14,213
$38,297,702
$9,964,678
26
2
$4,982,339
2013
14,219
$43,774,625
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
2012
14,167
$37,575,098
$9,981,957
26.6
169
$59,065
2011
14,167
$35,866,618
$9,733,106
27.1
183
$53,186
2010
15,136
$36,024,200
$9,819,240
27.3
183
$53,657
2009
15,688
$36,925,578
$9,668,616
26.2
163
$59,317
2008
15,688
$33,853,668
$9,666,190
28.6
164
$58,940
2007
15,329
$38,320,011
$7,481,005
19.5
164
$45,616
2006
15,197
$38,722,073
$6,724,610
17.4
164
$41,004
2005
15,251
$30,837,765
$6,993,594
22.7
164
$42,644
2004
15,688
$28,027,256
$6,429,248
22.9
164
$39,203
2003
15,688
$24,819,834
$9,285,968
37.4
200
$46,430
2002
15,688
$27,195,272
$7,106,728
26.1
224
$31,726
2001
14,995
$22,211,876
$9,262,985
41.7
199
$46,548
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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