That's an increase of 91.9 percent from 2016, when the village spent $506,243, or $3,266 per household.
Elkhart has 155 households and a population of 405.
Since 2001, the Village of Elkhart budget has grown by 91.2 percent, from $508,104. The village population has fallen 14.7 percent over the same period, from 475.
Salaries accounted for 5.9 percent of village spending in 2017. Elkhart property taxpayers paid $57,618 for 15 part-time employees, or an average of $3,841 each, before their health care benefits and taxpayer-funded pension contributions.
In 2001, the village had one full-time employee and six part-time employees, and spent $78,424.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
405
$971,306
$57,618
5.9
15
$3,841
2016
405
$506,243
$63,075
12.5
18
$3,504
2015
405
$503,169
$47,304
9.4
18
$2,628
2014
405
$461,475
$53,180
11.5
18
$2,954
2013
405
$417,584
$68,018
16.3
13
$5,232
2012
405
$452,529
$90,266
19.9
18
$5,015
2011
405
$423,562
$84,982
20.1
18
$4,721
2010
430
$307,424
$70,304
22.9
16
$4,394
2009
430
$265,948
$68,913
25.9
16
$4,307
2007
430
$278,221
$77,160
27.7
11
$7,015
2006
430
$492,525
$110,409
22.4
11
$10,037
2005
430
$726,354
$138,147
19
13
$10,627
2004
423
$647,622
$121,379
18.7
15
$8,092
2003
475
$582,202
$119,792
20.6
7
$17,113
2002
475
$536,147
$109,711
20.5
7
$15,673
2001
475
$508,104
$78,424
15.4
7
$11,203
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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