That's a decrease of 31.1 percent from 2016, when the village spent $46.11 million, or $11,494 per household.
River Forest has 4,012 households and a population of 11,172.
Since 2001, the Village of River Forest budget has grown by 2.3 percent, from $31.06 million. The village population has fallen 4.5 percent over the same period, from 11,700.
Salaries accounted for 24.4 percent of village spending in 2017. River Forest property taxpayers paid $7.75 million for 74 full-time employees and four part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 84 full-time employees and 23 part-time employees, and spent $6.76 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
11,172
$31,770,905
$7,746,740
24.4
78
$99,317
2016
11,172
$46,114,324
$7,827,833
17
80
$97,848
2015
11,172
$29,976,618
$7,481,742
25
83
$90,141
2014
11,172
$29,225,204
$7,272,325
24.9
77
$94,446
2013
11,172
$27,726,838
$6,640,688
24
76
$87,377
2012
11,219
$28,943,408
$6,917,617
23.9
83
$83,345
2011
11,172
$36,677,112
$6,976,238
19
81
$86,126
2010
11,635
$32,640,100
$7,400,793
22.7
88
$84,100
2009
11,635
$31,739,676
$8,077,385
25.4
92
$87,798
2008
11,635
$27,202,048
$7,741,098
28.5
97
$79,805
2007
11,635
$31,090,162
$7,446,410
24
103
$72,295
2006
11,635
$25,513,225
$7,265,775
28.5
97
$74,905
2005
11,635
$26,569,556
$6,069,705
22.8
96
$63,226
2004
11,635
$25,138,273
$6,875,809
27.4
102
$67,410
2003
11,635
$25,753,009
$7,025,833
27.3
103
$68,212
2002
11,635
$21,472,200
$7,113,320
33.1
105
$67,746
2001
11,700
$31,055,301
$6,756,246
21.8
107
$63,142
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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