That's a decrease of 1.4 percent from 2016, when the city spent $157.61 million.
St. Charles has a population of 32,717.
Since 2001, the City of St. Charles budget has grown by 20.1 percent, from $129.39 million. The city population has grown 17.3 percent over the same period, from 27,896.
Salaries accounted for 16.2 percent of city spending in 2017. St. Charles property taxpayers paid $25.12 million for 244 full-time employees and 65 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 236 full-time employees and 65 part-time employees, and spent $21.60 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
32,717
$155,421,490
$25,123,646
16.2
309
$81,306
2016
33,460
$157,614,912
$25,549,987
16.2
288
$88,715
2015
33,267
$152,541,352
$24,854,776
16.3
301
$82,574
2014
33,327
$148,284,826
$24,466,164
16.5
293
$83,502
2013
33,153
$166,999,010
$24,473,011
14.7
301
$81,306
2012
33,153
$165,003,873
$25,170,983
15.3
301
$83,625
2011
32,974
$151,354,686
$25,731,527
17
328
$78,450
2010
32,276
$143,997,504
$26,035,473
18.1
336
$77,487
2009
32,276
$156,987,558
$28,037,618
17.9
347
$80,800
2008
32,826
$153,052,029
$27,614,844
18
382
$72,290
2007
32,826
$161,544,836
$27,574,058
17.1
375
$73,531
2006
32,826
$192,233,500
$27,168,613
14.1
393
$69,131
2005
31,834
$180,253,580
$26,355,644
14.6
390
$67,579
2004
31,834
$152,481,146
$25,675,804
16.8
357
$71,921
2003
31,700
$141,422,592
$23,502,567
16.6
348
$67,536
2002
28,102
$146,406,400
$23,666,489
16.2
340
$69,607
2001
27,896
$129,385,004
$21,599,265
16.7
301
$71,758
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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