That's an increase of 59.3 percent from 2015, when the city spent $21.99 million, or $3,711 per household.
Loves Park has 5,926 households and a population of 23,996.
Since 2001, the City of Loves Park budget has grown by 71.1 percent, from $20.47 million. The city population has grown 19.7 percent over the same period, from 20,044.
Salaries accounted for 15.4 percent of city spending in 2016. Loves Park property taxpayers paid $5.41 million for 73 full-time employees and 91 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 77 full-time employees and 86 part-time employees, and spent $4.89 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
23,996
$35,029,940
$5,411,218
15.4
164
$32,995
2015
23,996
$21,992,918
$5,241,283
23.8
149
$35,176
2014
23,996
$24,298,718
$5,246,897
21.6
150
$34,979
2013
23,996
$19,314,325
$5,365,257
27.8
161
$33,325
2012
23,996
$17,827,303
$5,485,638
30.8
158
$34,719
2011
23,996
$17,415,832
$5,221,424
30
170
$30,714
2010
22,476
$19,643,978
$4,909,679
25
186
$26,396
2009
22,476
$25,941,893
$4,858,427
18.7
190
$25,571
2008
22,476
$18,717,225
$4,969,070
26.5
188
$26,431
2007
22,476
$18,397,970
$4,815,395
26.2
199
$24,198
2006
22,476
$16,648,088
$4,914,548
29.5
184
$26,709
2005
22,476
$16,765,670
$5,350,578
31.9
188
$28,461
2004
20,044
$17,915,169
$5,412,708
30.2
186
$29,101
2003
20,044
$21,487,319
$5,201,310
24.2
193
$26,950
2002
20,044
$22,805,038
$4,834,060
21.2
192
$25,177
2001
20,044
$20,474,793
$4,886,319
23.9
163
$29,977
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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