That's a decrease of 18.4 percent from 2016, when the city spent $46.32 million, or $4,954 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 $29.73 million. The city population has fallen 0.3 percent over the same period, from 28,051.
Salaries accounted for 31.3 percent of city spending in 2017. Oak Forest property taxpayers paid $11.81 million for 122 full-time employees and 97 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 45 full-time employees and 55 part-time employees, and spent $10.51 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
27,962
$37,794,694
$11,814,350
31.3
219
$53,947
2016
27,962
$46,316,247
$11,789,271
25.5
230
$51,258
2015
27,962
$37,895,848
$11,778,745
31.1
176
$66,925
2014
27,962
$36,503,328
$11,546,708
31.6
236
$48,927
2013
27,962
$38,299,969
$11,087,826
28.9
221
$50,171
2012
27,962
$38,075,963
$10,389,645
27.3
200
$51,948
2011
28,051
$45,110,348
$11,937,118
26.5
200
$59,686
2010
28,051
$45,636,495
$12,102,609
26.5
202
$59,914
2009
28,051
$50,200,603
$12,319,088
24.5
200
$61,595
2008
27,897
$43,980,322
$11,548,474
26.3
220
$52,493
2007
27,970
$50,455,120
$11,147,696
22.1
208
$53,595
2006
28,116
$46,345,943
$11,173,666
24.1
20
$558,683
2005
28,051
$34,427,418
$9,178,510
26.7
249
$36,861
2004
28,051
$28,830,881
$9,657,868
33.5
181
$53,358
2003
28,051
$26,348,836
$9,912,433
37.6
181
$54,765
2002
28,051
$19,653,542
$10,006,247
50.9
267
$37,477
2001
28,051
$29,728,045
$10,508,190
35.3
100
$105,082
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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