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The price of local government in 2017: Village of Bedford Park

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The Village of Bedford Park budget was $34.17 million for its 2017 fiscal year, or $158,204 per household.

That's an increase of five percent from 2016, when the village spent $32.55 million, or $150,713 per household.

Bedford Park has 216 households and a population of 588.

Since 2001, the Village of Bedford Park budget has fallen by 13.3 percent, from $39.43 million. The village population has grown 2.4 percent over the same period, from 574.

Salaries accounted for 41.1 percent of village spending in 2017. Bedford Park property taxpayers paid $14.04 million for 122 full-time employees and 13 part-time employees.

In 2001, the village had 185 full-time employees and 13 part-time employees, and spent $10.04 million.

Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
588
$34,172,142
$14,036,201
41.1
135
$103,972
2016
600
$32,554,095
$13,430,541
41.3
140
$95,932
2015
600
$32,723,547
$13,218,781
40.4
146
$90,540
2014
588
$30,303,492
$12,754,660
42.1
150
$85,031
2013
580
$64,251,875
$12,742,434
19.8
143
$89,108
2012
584
$60,007,617
$12,614,718
21
155
$81,385
2010
574
$57,816,575
$12,275,551
21.2
158
$77,693
2009
541
$54,654,105
$12,339,760
22.6
158
$78,100
2008
541
$58,299,126
$11,621,254
19.9
149
$77,995
2007
541
$61,476,898
$10,759,053
17.5
166
$64,814
2006
574
$54,489,986
$11,249,175
20.6
161
$69,871
2005
574
$42,118,119
$1,085,571,336
2577.4
137
$7,923,878
2004
574
$46,807,331
$11,231,711
24
137
$81,983
2003
574
$45,443,375
$10,690,190
23.5
137
$78,031
2002
574
$42,981,532
$10,675,538
24.8
137
$77,924
2001
574
$39,425,391
$10,041,638
25.5
198
$50,715

All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.

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