That's a decrease of 28.3 percent from 2016, when the village spent $40.93 million, or $4,769 per household.
Vernon Hills has 8,582 households and a population of 26,328.
Since 2001, the Village of Vernon Hills budget has fallen by 60.7 percent, from $74.63 million. The village population has grown 30.9 percent over the same period, from 20,120.
Salaries accounted for 37.4 percent of village spending in 2017. Vernon Hills property taxpayers paid $10.99 million for 105 full-time employees and 18 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 127 full-time employees and six part-time employees, and spent $10.19 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
26,328
$29,360,513
$10,990,360
37.4
123
$89,353
2016
26,314
$40,929,870
$11,117,281
27.2
127
$87,538
2015
25,911
$34,782,347
$11,027,296
31.7
127
$86,829
2014
25,613
$28,988,032
$10,746,403
37.1
119
$90,306
2013
25,678
$27,440,999
$9,855,136
35.9
121
$81,447
2012
25,113
$26,711,478
$9,682,315
36.2
113
$85,684
2011
25,113
$25,861,352
$9,545,359
36.9
114
$83,731
2010
24,462
$32,679,633
$11,067,758
33.9
124
$89,256
2009
24,462
$37,924,222
$11,093,136
29.3
122
$90,927
2008
23,353
$40,717,389
$10,702,849
26.3
123
$87,015
2007
23,353
$42,211,150
$10,686,725
25.3
122
$87,596
2006
23,353
$36,306,900
$10,593,934
29.2
125
$84,751
2005
23,353
$34,818,373
$13,778,223
39.6
125
$110,226
2004
20,120
$44,140,279
$10,838,934
24.6
126
$86,023
2003
20,120
$42,715,696
$10,630,338
24.9
141
$75,392
2002
20,120
$41,338,504
$10,834,615
26.2
141
$76,841
2001
20,120
$74,633,747
$10,188,472
13.7
133
$76,605
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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