That's an increase of 2.5 percent from 2014, when the city spent $289.20 million, or $40,515.92 per household.
Elgin has 7,138 households and a population of 111,117.
Since 2001, the City of Elgin budget has grown by 277.4 percent, from $78.52 million. The city population has grown 17.1 percent over the same period, from 94,863.
Salaries accounted for 22.7 percent of city spending in 2015. Elgin property taxpayers paid $67.25 million for 648 full-time employees and 256 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 646 full-time employees and 152 part-time employees, and spent $57.72 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
111,117
$296,346,444.60
$67,254,117.18
22.7
904
$74,396.14
2014
110,145
$289,202,617.20
$63,014,338.07
21.8
885
$71,202.64
2013
109,927
$288,912,083.20
$61,794,172.96
21.4
869
$71,109.52
2012
108,888
$284,625,348.80
$61,113,971.40
21.5
868
$70,407.80
2011
108,888
$296,467,754.40
$62,636,775.12
21.1
908
$68,983.23
2010
106,330
$207,955,049.01
$55,950,630.03
26.9
920
$60,815.90
2009
106,330
$202,829,234.74
$58,032,595.27
28.6
984
$58,976.21
2008
104,939
$237,457,446.29
$60,620,891.91
25.5
926
$65,465.32
2007
107,631
$216,507,971.16
$57,798,978.12
26.7
983
$58,798.55
2006
105,327
$203,980,311.60
$54,749,047.20
26.8
966
$56,676.03
2005
100,000
$210,160,854.40
$53,870,659.20
25.6
934
$57,677.36
2004
97,829
$182,505,109.41
$58,355,904.15
32
912
$63,986.73
2003
94,487
$78,397,825.44
$57,278,674.20
73.1
919
$62,327.17
2002
94,487
$76,437,496.80
$61,742,364.75
80.8
920
$67,111.26
2001
94,863
$78,521,465.06
$57,720,039.92
73.5
798
$72,330.87
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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