That's an increase of 13.6 percent from 2016, when the village spent $14.92 million, or $7,912 per household.
Olympia Fields has 1,886 households and a population of 4,988.
Since 2001, the Village of Olympia Fields budget has grown by 159.3 percent, from $6.53 million. The village population has grown 5.4 percent over the same period, from 4,732.
Salaries accounted for 21.8 percent of village spending in 2017. Olympia Fields property taxpayers paid $3.69 million for 42 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 29 full-time employees and nine part-time employees, and spent $1.95 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
4,988
$16,945,418
$3,686,229
21.8
52
$70,889
2016
4,988
$14,921,876
$3,453,779
23.1
53
$65,166
2015
4,988
$14,778,446
$3,386,736
22.9
48
$70,557
2014
4,988
$11,221,932
$3,381,781
30.1
48
$70,454
2013
4,988
$10,712,693
$3,240,975
30.3
48
$67,520
2012
4,988
$15,452,190
$3,324,749
21.5
48
$69,266
2011
4,800
$13,757,601
$3,479,401
25.3
48
$72,488
2010
4,800
$10,435,433
$3,350,215
32.1
48
$69,796
2009
4,800
$12,199,287
$3,238,621
26.5
53
$61,106
2008
4,800
$8,707,196
$2,738,571
31.5
45
$60,857
2007
46,730
$10,870,390
$2,134,135
19.6
45
$47,425
2006
4,673
$9,687,500
$1,916,809
19.8
45
$42,596
2005
4,684
$7,847,763
$2,162,889
27.6
29
$74,582
2004
4,743
$7,347,481
$2,218,721
30.2
29
$76,508
2003
4,743
$930,522
$2,179,181
234.2
29
$75,144
2002
4,732
$3,939,341
$2,004,278
50.9
38
$52,744
2001
4,732
$6,534,187
$1,946,438
29.8
38
$51,222
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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