That's a decrease of 4.7 percent from 2016, when the city spent $8.51 million, or $4,121 per household.
South Beloit has 2,065 households and a population of 7,892.
Since 2001, the City of South Beloit budget has grown by 63.2 percent, from $4.97 million. The city population has grown 46.2 percent over the same period, from 5,397.
Salaries accounted for 26.5 percent of city spending in 2017. South Beloit property taxpayers paid $2.15 million for 27 full-time employees and 54 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 24 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees, and spent $1.44 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
7,892
$8,113,186
$2,149,893
26.5
81
$26,542
2016
7,892
$8,509,923
$2,480,168
29.1
81
$30,619
2015
7,680
$13,462,830
$2,360,256
17.5
87
$27,129
2014
7,892
$7,859,635
$2,294,216
29.2
88
$26,071
2013
7,892
$7,818,120
$2,254,356
28.8
61
$36,957
2012
7,892
$6,603,425
$2,038,715
30.9
62
$32,883
2011
7,892
$8,125,567
$2,454,071
30.2
82
$29,928
2010
8,365
$7,609,774
$2,450,609
32.2
77
$31,826
2009
8,365
$7,739,772
$2,499,514
32.3
78
$32,045
2008
8,365
$6,863,525
$2,547,329
37.1
71
$35,878
2007
8,336
$8,289,867
$2,169,048
26.2
71
$30,550
2006
5,397
$8,824,258
$2,028,505
23
68
$29,831
2005
5,397
$6,887,482
$1,967,254
28.6
68
$28,930
2004
5,397
$8,313,151
$1,744,486
21
54
$32,305
2003
5,397
$8,624,984
$1,697,632
19.7
47
$36,120
2002
5,397
$9,400,860
$1,679,812
17.9
47
$35,741
2001
5,397
$4,971,420
$1,441,733
29
44
$32,767
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.