That's an increase of 22.2 percent from 2016, when the city spent $25.07 million, or $4,208 per household.
Crest Hill has 5,958 households and a population of 20,837.
Since 2001, the City of Crest Hill budget has grown by 197.1 percent, from $10.32 million. The city population has grown 56.3 percent over the same period, from 13,329.
Salaries accounted for 17.5 percent of city spending in 2017. Crest Hill property taxpayers paid $5.36 million for 60 full-time employees and 32 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 48 full-time employees and four part-time employees, and spent $3.38 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
20,837
$30,648,300
$5,359,611
17.5
92
$58,257
2016
20,837
$25,071,936
$5,241,982
20.9
93
$56,365
2015
20,837
$37,380,663
$5,103,123
13.7
90
$56,701
2014
20,783
$45,512,774
$4,758,581
10.5
90
$52,873
2013
20,837
$48,948,474
$4,646,821
9.5
85
$54,668
2012
20,943
$20,105,264
$4,563,683
22.7
89
$51,277
2011
20,837
$17,346,042
$4,600,146
26.5
60
$76,669
2010
20,552
$17,393,835
$4,456,274
25.6
61
$73,054
2009
20,451
$17,878,127
$4,504,406
25.2
62
$72,652
2008
20,463
$17,819,510
$4,539,568
25.5
62
$73,219
2007
20,516
$18,130,786
$4,097,646
22.6
62
$66,091
2006
18,163
$17,074,688
$4,226,434
24.8
58
$72,870
2005
18,143
$15,113,800
$3,978,870
26.3
61
$65,227
2004
13,169
$4,120,768
$3,687,452
89.5
64
$57,616
2003
13,329
$12,034,504
$3,876,090
32.2
58
$66,829
2002
13,329
$12,563,495
$3,752,059
29.9
58
$64,691
2001
13,329
$10,315,377
$3,380,955
32.8
52
$65,018
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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