That's a decrease of 1.1 percent from 2016, when the city spent $7.93 million, or $3,000 per household.
Braidwood has 2,644 households and a population of 6,164.
Since 2001, the City of Braidwood budget has grown by 5.8 percent, from $7.42 million. The city population has grown 18.5 percent over the same period, from 5,203.
Salaries accounted for 29.9 percent of city spending in 2017. Braidwood property taxpayers paid $2.34 million for 29 full-time employees and 22 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 50 full-time employees and 40 part-time employees, and spent $2.33 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
6,164
$7,845,965
$2,342,756
29.9
51
$45,936
2016
6,164
$7,932,750
$2,084,285
26.3
51
$40,868
2015
6,164
$8,841,460
$2,172,834
24.6
51
$42,605
2014
6,785
$15,219,480
$1,998,931
13.1
51
$39,195
2013
6,785
$7,260,840
$1,910,517
26.3
46
$41,533
2012
6,785
$16,073,749
$1,908,780
11.9
51
$37,427
2011
6,785
$16,381,557
$1,735,687
10.6
47
$36,930
2010
6,785
$13,148,760
$1,881,080
14.3
49
$38,389
2009
6,601
$11,226,735
$2,014,726
17.9
49
$41,117
2008
6,601
$11,225,097
$2,106,539
18.8
57
$36,957
2007
6,601
$12,731,881
$2,776,237
21.8
57
$48,706
2006
5,965
$11,439,086
$2,620,340
22.9
59
$44,413
2005
5,965
$7,689,227
$2,375,026
30.9
59
$40,255
2004
5,203
$12,706,645
$2,397,113
18.9
59
$40,629
2003
5,203
$9,628,807
$2,299,806
23.9
59
$38,980
2002
5,203
$9,000,904
$2,065,692
22.9
53
$38,975
2001
5,203
$7,417,364
$2,333,135
31.5
90
$25,924
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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