That's an increase of 6.3 percent from 2016, when the city spent $72.74 million, or $8,322 per household.
Chicago Heights has 8,741 households and a population of 30,276.
Since 2001, the City of Chicago Heights budget has grown by 30.2 percent, from $59.40 million. The city population has fallen 7.6 percent over the same period, from 32,776.
Salaries accounted for 24.9 percent of city spending in 2017. Chicago Heights property taxpayers paid $19.28 million for 214 full-time employees and 29 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 353 full-time employees and 23 part-time employees, and spent $21.61 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
30,276
$77,344,036
$19,280,797
24.9
243
$79,345
2016
30,276
$72,739,087
$19,273,637
26.5
290
$66,461
2015
30,276
$72,545,299
$19,593,051
27
308
$63,614
2014
30,276
$69,720,495
$18,998,535
27.2
307
$61,884
2013
30,276
$64,508,770
$20,256,843
31.4
307
$65,983
2012
30,408
$66,517,042
$19,654,307
29.5
297
$66,176
2011
30,276
$70,946,059
$18,139,296
25.6
297
$61,075
2010
31,055
$68,454,971
$18,014,891
26.3
290
$62,120
2009
31,055
$62,471,170
$18,326,383
29.3
293
$62,547
2008
31,055
$60,346,254
$19,660,345
32.6
289
$68,029
2007
31,055
$57,199,802
$20,085,806
35.1
339
$59,250
2006
31,688
$53,318,169
$17,631,625
33.1
312
$56,512
2005
31,688
$57,909,466
$20,001,461
34.5
312
$64,107
2004
32,776
$61,337,660
$20,180,405
32.9
349
$57,824
2003
32,776
$57,269,469
$20,567,208
35.9
380
$54,124
2002
32,792
$57,006,242
$20,902,748
36.7
385
$54,293
2001
32,776
$59,403,976
$21,610,355
36.4
376
$57,474
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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