That's an increase of 11.3 percent from 2016, when the city spent $40.99 million.
North Chicago has a population of 32,574.
Since 2001, the City of North Chicago budget has grown by 2.3 percent, from $44.61 million. The city population has fallen 23.2 percent over the same period, from 42,435.
Salaries accounted for 29.3 percent of city spending in 2017. North Chicago property taxpayers paid $13.39 million for 180 full-time employees and 44 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 165 full-time employees and 51 part-time employees, and spent $11.54 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
32,574
$45,636,718
$13,388,298
29.3
224
$59,769
2016
32,574
$40,991,600
$13,194,068
32.2
228
$57,869
2015
32,574
$38,297,747
$13,191,174
34.4
228
$57,856
2014
32,574
$45,352,035
$14,709,278
32.4
268
$54,885
2013
32,574
$45,006,971
$11,910,943
26.5
224
$53,174
2012
32,574
$43,658,327
$12,568,236
28.8
210
$59,849
2011
32,574
$47,228,384
$12,727,726
26.9
190
$66,988
2010
35,918
$53,042,202
$13,334,273
25.1
203
$65,686
2009
35,918
$60,281,689
$13,159,463
21.8
220
$59,816
2008
35,918
$73,567,427
$12,271,183
16.7
212
$57,883
2007
35,918
$67,316,552
$13,229,158
19.7
227
$58,278
2006
35,918
$84,009,704
$12,494,376
14.9
198
$63,103
2005
35,918
$52,080,206
$12,634,101
24.3
218
$57,955
2004
35,918
$53,682,728
$12,090,646
22.5
198
$61,064
2003
35,918
$31,178,544
$11,322,956
36.3
215
$52,665
2002
35,918
$34,363,830
$11,993,919
34.9
228
$52,605
2001
42,435
$44,606,507
$11,541,634
25.9
216
$53,433
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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