That's a decrease of 7.3 percent from 2016, when the city spent $103.38 million, or $16,145 per household.
Lake Forest has 6,403 households and a population of 19,375.
Since 2001, the City of Lake Forest budget has grown by 11.3 percent, from $86.07 million. The city population has fallen 3.4 percent over the same period, from 20,059.
Salaries accounted for 24.9 percent of city spending in 2017. Lake Forest property taxpayers paid $23.84 million for 213 full-time employees and 162 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 289 full-time employees and 194 part-time employees, and spent $22.32 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
19,375
$95,782,460
$23,838,238
24.9
375
$63,569
2016
19,375
$103,376,492
$24,313,708
23.5
365
$66,613
2015
19,375
$100,052,719
$24,605,341
24.6
351
$70,101
2014
19,375
$97,150,068
$24,407,708
25.1
373
$65,436
2013
19,375
$92,283,162
$23,892,213
25.9
584
$40,911
2012
19,375
$92,064,374
$24,925,914
27.1
381
$65,422
2011
19,375
$113,123,645
$26,027,679
23
394
$66,060
2010
21,600
$107,465,107
$26,924,959
25.1
417
$64,568
2009
21,600
$126,757,499
$26,506,241
20.9
464
$57,126
2008
21,600
$114,372,814
$26,494,056
23.2
395
$67,074
2007
21,500
$87,599,878
$26,053,456
29.7
452
$57,640
2006
20,057
$88,478,270
$23,364,341
26.4
853
$27,391
2005
20,057
$98,409,687
$24,487,867
24.9
682
$35,906
2004
20,057
$52,370,967
$24,694,585
47.2
782
$31,579
2003
20,057
$54,262,186
$24,212,595
44.6
489
$49,515
2002
20,059
$62,498,604
$23,231,151
37.2
598
$38,848
2001
20,059
$86,068,144
$22,319,979
25.9
483
$46,211
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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