That's an increase of 2.8 percent from 2014, when the city spent $35.47 million, or $3,794.01 per household.
Oak Forest has 9,349 households and a population of 27,962.
Since 2001, the City of Oak Forest budget has grown by 27.1 percent, from $28.68 million. The city population has fallen 0.3 percent over the same period, from 28,051.
Salaries accounted for 31.1 percent of city spending in 2015. Oak Forest property taxpayers paid $11.33 million for 119 full-time employees and 57 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 45 full-time employees and 55 part-time employees, and spent $10.14 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
27,962
$36,465,816
$11,334,264.48
31.1
176
$64,399.23
2014
27,962
$35,470,215.06
$11,219,914.63
31.6
236
$47,542.01
2013
27,962
$36,881,451.36
$10,677,166.24
28.9
221
$48,312.96
2012
27,962
$37,028,000.56
$10,103,691.04
27.3
200
$50,518.45
2011
28,051
$43,114,314.96
$11,408,926.68
26.5
200
$57,044.63
2010
28,051
$44,435,534.43
$11,784,119.64
26.5
202
$58,337.22
2009
28,051
$48,484,342.74
$11,897,922.55
24.5
200
$59,489.61
2008
27,897
$42,476,721.47
$11,153,654.83
26.3
220
$50,698.43
2007
27,970
$48,387,287.52
$10,690,823.52
22.1
208
$51,398.18
2006
28,116
$44,492,104.80
$10,726,719.60
24.1
20
$536,335.98
2005
28,051
$32,838,459.96
$8,754,886.08
26.7
249
$35,160.18
2004
28,051
$27,755,102.07
$9,297,499.56
33.5
181
$51,367.40
2003
28,051
$25,573,870.08
$9,620,891.28
37.6
181
$53,154.09
2002
28,051
$18,951,629.40
$9,648,880.65
50.9
267
$36,138.12
2001
28,051
$28,681,282.91
$10,138,183.58
35.3
100
$101,381.83
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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