That's an increase of 6.5 percent from 2015, when the township spent $6.44 million.
Oak Park Township has a population of 52,287.
Since 2001, the Oak Park Township budget has grown by 21.5 percent, from $5.64 million. The township population has fallen 2.5 percent over the same period, from 53,650.
Salaries accounted for 36.8 percent of township spending in 2016. Oak Park Township property taxpayers paid $2.52 million for 32 full-time employees and 19 part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had 32 full-time employees and 18 part-time employees, and spent $1.93 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
52,287
$6,853,144
$2,524,173
36.8
51
$49,494
2015
52,066
$6,437,439
$2,468,005
38.3
51
$48,392
2014
52,066
$6,862,085
$2,375,404
34.6
58
$40,955
2013
51,878
$7,438,937
$2,353,983
31.6
58
$40,586
2012
51,878
$7,742,255
$2,317,977
29.9
55
$42,145
2011
52,524
$8,327,542
$2,296,691
27.6
55
$41,758
2010
52,524
$7,609,891
$2,314,207
30.4
55
$42,076
2009
52,524
$6,668,238
$2,019,590
30.3
58
$34,821
2008
50,824
$6,439,165
$1,952,956
30.3
52
$37,557
2007
52,524
$6,571,079
$1,947,822
29.6
52
$37,458
2006
50,824
$6,692,618
$1,951,888
29.2
42
$46,474
2005
52,524
$6,213,028
$2,192,367
35.3
50
$43,847
2004
52,524
$5,906,441
$2,123,259
35.9
51
$41,633
2003
52,524
$5,903,808
$2,071,725
35.1
44
$47,085
2002
55,000
$5,837,090
$2,000,223
34.3
52
$38,466
2001
53,650
$5,638,679
$1,934,707
34.3
50
$38,694
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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