That's an increase of 14.7 percent from 2014, when the village spent $23.04 million, or $3,688.86 per household.
Lemont has 6,246 households and a population of 16,861.
Since 2001, the Village of Lemont budget has grown by 16.5 percent, from $22.69 million. The village population has grown 28.7 percent over the same period, from 13,098.
Salaries accounted for 21.1 percent of village spending in 2015. Lemont property taxpayers paid $5.58 million for 65 full-time employees and 63 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 63 full-time employees and 26 part-time employees, and spent $4.40 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
16,861
$26,430,377.70
$5,575,181.28
21.1
128
$43,556.10
2014
16,000
$23,040,646.80
$5,613,420.69
24.4
139
$40,384.32
2013
16,000
$20,763,656.16
$5,451,713.28
26.3
92
$59,257.75
2012
16,000
$30,578,232.34
$4,801,000.76
15.7
115
$41,747.83
2011
16,000
$34,235,752.68
$5,185,820.88
15.1
117
$44,323.25
2010
16,625
$38,900,426.19
$5,794,598.49
14.9
105
$55,186.65
2009
16,625
$54,707,553.32
$6,226,271.75
11.4
92
$67,676.86
2008
16,625
$38,882,170
$5,931,916.92
15.3
110
$53,926.51
2007
15,614
$30,157,847.46
$5,677,290.45
18.8
107
$53,058.78
2006
15,146
$24,283,790.40
$5,471,073.60
22.5
107
$51,131.52
2005
14,643
$48,472,812.72
$5,175,233
10.7
99
$52,275.08
2004
13,098
$28,021,636.71
$5,218,443.45
18.6
104
$50,177.34
2003
13,098
$26,086,573.92
$5,005,968
19.2
92
$54,412.69
2002
13,098
$29,243,627.10
$4,657,468.95
15.9
98
$47,525.19
2001
13,098
$22,686,191.68
$4,400,065.99
19.4
89
$49,438.94
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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