That's a decrease of 0.3 percent from 2014, when the village spent $15.33 million, or $6,384.48 per household.
Lake Bluff has 2,401 households and a population of 5,722.
Since 2001, the Village of Lake Bluff budget has grown by 9.3 percent, from $13.99 million. The village population has fallen 5.5 percent over the same period, from 6,056.
Salaries accounted for 25.3 percent of village spending in 2015. Lake Bluff property taxpayers paid $3.87 million for 40 full-time employees and 13 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 48 full-time employees and 66 part-time employees, and spent $3.93 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
5,722
$15,284,369.52
$3,868,607.04
25.3
53
$72,992.58
2014
5,722
$15,329,136.71
$4,017,942.45
26.2
57
$70,490.21
2013
5,722
$14,320,195.76
$4,020,382.08
28.1
59
$68,142.06
2012
5,722
$15,245,531.62
$3,850,989.54
25.3
54
$71,314.62
2011
5,722
$14,745,201.12
$3,746,227.32
25.4
52
$72,042.83
2010
6,282
$15,826,665.27
$4,823,002.17
30.5
59
$81,745.79
2009
6,222
$17,546,671.64
$4,683,967.52
26.7
74
$63,296.85
2008
6,056
$18,225,009.51
$4,696,903.76
25.8
62
$75,756.51
2007
6,056
$18,651,566.70
$4,473,429.48
24
72
$62,130.96
2006
6,056
$18,795,063.60
$3,981,390
21.2
67
$59,423.73
2005
6,056
$18,222,268.72
$4,489,307.16
24.6
63
$71,258.84
2004
6,056
$14,702,755.65
$4,330,203.63
29.5
69
$62,756.57
2003
6,056
$15,487,826.64
$4,065,277.92
26.2
127
$32,010.06
2002
6,056
$18,969,468.30
$4,197,332.25
22.1
117
$35,874.63
2001
6,056
$13,987,334.21
$3,930,849.21
28.1
114
$34,481.13
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.