That's a decrease of 0.7 percent from 2014, when the village spent $13.24 million, or $5,864.34 per household.
East Alton has 2,258 households and a population of 6,215.
Since 2001, the Village of East Alton budget has grown by 61.4 percent, from $8.15 million. The village population has fallen 12 percent over the same period, from 7,063.
Salaries accounted for 30.7 percent of village spending in 2015. East Alton property taxpayers paid $4.04 million for 50 full-time employees and 22 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 48 full-time employees and 21 part-time employees, and spent $3.14 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
6,215
$13,146,780
$4,037,040.66
30.7
72
$56,070
2014
6,301
$13,241,680
$4,017,399.64
30.3
72
$55,797.21
2013
6,301
$13,302,640
$3,967,451.28
29.8
70
$56,677.87
2012
6,301
$13,558,460
$3,942,561.88
29.1
76
$51,875.81
2011
6,301
$12,998,880
$3,879,414
29.8
69
$56,223.39
2010
6,830
$16,580,070
$3,652,080.93
22
65
$56,185.86
2009
6,830
$15,186,070
$3,665,697.40
24.1
65
$56,395.34
2008
6,830
$14,295,178
$3,482,047.54
24.4
71
$49,042.92
2007
6,830
$10,799,743.50
$3,476,474.82
32.2
71
$48,964.43
2006
6,830
$8,845,200
$3,330,998.40
37.7
65
$51,246.12
2005
6,830
$8,572,771
$3,098,428.92
36.1
69
$44,904.76
2004
6,830
$8,225,717.25
$3,217,653.45
39.1
60
$53,627.55
2003
6,830
$8,306,166
$3,114,196.80
37.5
72
$43,252.73
2002
6,830
$8,307,022.50
$3,091,451.40
37.2
66
$46,840.17
2001
7,063
$8,145,540.50
$3,139,070.04
38.5
69
$45,493.76
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.