That's an increase of 2.2 percent from 2016, when the city spent $97.16 million, or $10,641 per household.
Highland Park has 9,131 households and a population of 29,763.
Since 2001, the City of Highland Park budget has fallen by 9.5 percent, from $109.72 million. The city population has fallen 5.1 percent over the same period, from 31,365.
Salaries accounted for 23.5 percent of city spending in 2017. Highland Park property taxpayers paid $23.35 million for 240 full-time employees and 38 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 329 full-time employees and 63 part-time employees, and spent $19.94 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
29,763
$99,312,156
$23,352,090
23.5
278
$84,000
2016
29,743
$97,162,185
$23,692,826
24.4
274
$86,470
2015
29,871
$104,777,360
$23,269,051
22.2
270
$86,182
2014
29,902
$95,472,847
$22,397,547
23.5
279
$80,278
2013
29,763
$108,046,062
$22,289,929
20.6
278
$80,180
2012
29,914
$86,834,942
$24,025,477
27.7
274
$87,684
2011
29,763
$101,083,587
$24,058,884
23.8
278
$86,543
2010
29,763
$93,456,947
$25,950,955
27.8
293
$88,570
2009
31,457
$102,962,120
$27,080,809
26.3
308
$87,925
2008
31,457
$106,987,162
$27,177,341
25.4
313
$86,829
2007
30,262
$108,867,683
$26,179,141
24
313
$83,639
2006
30,262
$105,292,154
$25,276,541
24
317
$79,737
2005
30,262
$117,696,441
$25,973,893
22.1
321
$80,916
2004
30,262
$111,487,404
$25,887,983
23.2
390
$66,379
2003
30,262
$101,316,994
$24,736,700
24.4
371
$66,676
2002
31,365
$107,342,934
$23,859,675
22.2
332
$71,866
2001
31,365
$109,720,884
$19,937,421
18.2
392
$50,861
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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