That's a decrease of 47.9 percent from 2016, when the village spent $33.15 million, or $39,461 per household.
Elwood has 840 households and a population of 2,279.
Since 2001, the Village of Elwood budget has grown by 1714.4 percent, from $952,643. The village population has grown 40.7 percent over the same period, from 1,620.
Salaries accounted for 9.5 percent of village spending in 2017. Elwood property taxpayers paid $1.65 million for 20 full-time employees and seven part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had four full-time employees and 15 part-time employees, and spent $305,645.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
2,279
$17,285,142
$1,647,276
9.5
27
$61,010
2016
2,279
$33,147,551
$1,714,159
5.2
26
$65,929
2015
2,279
$31,558,481
$1,714,367
5.4
23
$74,538
2014
2,279
$29,227,634
$1,527,073
5.2
23
$66,394
2013
2,279
$26,419,436
$1,479,595
5.6
26
$56,907
2012
2,279
$8,734,465
$1,345,618
15.4
28
$48,058
2011
2,279
$12,528,446
$1,311,419
10.5
28
$46,836
2010
1,620
$9,601,283
$1,252,683
13
28
$44,739
2009
1,620
$6,121,133
$1,400,797
22.9
26
$53,877
2008
1,620
$14,727,568
$1,301,605
8.8
34
$38,283
2007
1,620
$16,875,399
$1,154,121
6.8
37
$31,192
2006
1,620
$3,637,045
$1,033,200
28.4
36
$28,700
2005
1,620
$5,450,853
$1,033,275
19
31
$33,331
2004
1,620
$42,893,467
$783,515
1.8
22
$35,614
2003
1,600
$47,789,040
$650,190
1.4
22
$29,554
2002
1,600
$40,203,577
$356,107
0.9
17
$20,947
2001
1,620
$952,643
$305,645
32.1
19
$16,087
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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