That's a decrease of 15.9 percent from 2016, when the village spent $176.72 million, or $10,857 per household.
Oak Park has 16,276 households and a population of 52,066.
Since 2001, the Village of Oak Park budget has grown by 115.2 percent, from $69.09 million. The village population has fallen 0.9 percent over the same period, from 52,524.
Salaries accounted for 20.4 percent of village spending in 2017. Oak Park property taxpayers paid $30.40 million for 396 full-time employees and 11 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 437 full-time employees and 64 part-time employees, and spent $31.79 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
52,066
$148,668,324
$30,397,917
20.4
407
$74,688
2016
51,878
$176,716,544
$30,374,407
17.2
375
$80,998
2015
52,104
$175,707,969
$44,289,029
25.2
375
$118,104
2014
52,066
$127,501,952
$42,399,822
33.3
375
$113,066
2013
52,066
$156,209,422
$29,782,302
19.1
381
$78,169
2012
52,015
$171,996,826
$30,174,025
17.5
381
$79,197
2011
51,878
$134,798,967
$35,193,964
26.1
381
$92,373
2009
52,524
$128,246,343
$36,122,008
28.2
502
$71,956
2002
52,524
$197,345,936
$32,218,291
16.3
464
$69,436
2001
52,524
$69,088,998
$31,786,995
46
501
$63,447
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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