That's an increase of 6.9 percent from 2016, when the village spent $35.35 million, or $4,407 per household.
Dolton has 8,020 households and a population of 23,153.
Since 2001, the Village of Dolton budget has grown by 40.9 percent, from $26.81 million. The village population has fallen 9.9 percent over the same period, from 25,700.
Salaries accounted for 27.2 percent of village spending in 2017. Dolton property taxpayers paid $10.27 million for 132 full-time employees and 21 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 160 full-time employees and 115 part-time employees, and spent $9.78 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
23,153
$37,772,109
$10,274,540
27.2
153
$67,154
2016
23,197
$35,347,061
$9,434,468
26.7
171
$55,172
2015
23,307
$31,553,342
$9,262,051
29.4
153
$60,536
2002
25,614
$27,351,902
$11,352,844
41.5
275
$41,283
2001
25,700
$26,807,551
$9,775,179
36.5
275
$35,546
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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