That's a decrease of 4.1 percent from 2016, when the city spent $155.10 million.
Waukegan has a population of 88,182.
Since 2001, the City of Waukegan budget has grown by 31.2 percent, from $113.34 million. The city population has grown 0.3 percent over the same period, from 87,901.
Salaries accounted for 26.1 percent of city spending in 2017. Waukegan property taxpayers paid $38.79 million for 459 full-time employees and nine part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 596 full-time employees and 126 part-time employees, and spent $39.69 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
88,182
$148,742,212
$38,791,382
26.1
468
$82,888
2016
88,475
$155,099,062
$42,180,756
27.2
473
$89,177
2015
88,915
$166,679,419
$3,780,395
2.3
461
$8,200
2014
88,826
$147,370,231
$39,029,386
26.5
464
$84,115
2013
88,862
$138,905,579
$35,578,727
25.6
469
$75,861
2012
89,426
$138,602,826
$36,350,854
26.2
480
$75,731
2011
89,078
$169,407,769
$35,859,675
21.2
502
$71,434
2010
90,622
$69,018,860
$39,307,198
57
507
$77,529
2009
92,929
$152,706,470
$45,981,486
30.1
737
$62,390
2008
90,788
$139,597,413
$40,481,177
29
578
$70,037
2004
89,824
$210,165,714
$38,159,700
18.2
777
$49,112
2003
88,000
$136,348,640
$41,271,664
30.3
665
$62,063
2002
88,000
$141,170,854
$40,259,206
28.5
725
$55,530
2001
87,901
$113,336,718
$39,690,260
35
722
$54,973
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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