That's an increase of 2.3 percent from 2016, when the city spent $32.08 million, or $5,124 per household.
Fairview Heights has 6,261 households and a population of 16,769.
Since 2001, the City of Fairview Heights budget has grown by 0.6 percent, from $32.62 million. The city population has grown 6.5 percent over the same period, from 15,745.
Salaries accounted for 25.2 percent of city spending in 2017. Fairview Heights property taxpayers paid $8.27 million for 114 full-time employees and 73 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 157 full-time employees and 15 part-time employees, and spent $7.34 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
16,769
$32,817,605
$8,265,715
25.2
187
$44,202
2016
16,827
$32,082,206
$8,135,743
25.4
166
$49,011
2015
16,901
$31,042,604
$8,179,758
26.4
136
$60,145
2014
16,929
$29,781,482
$8,116,222
27.3
151
$53,750
2013
17,078
$27,838,524
$8,152,300
29.3
151
$53,989
2012
17,078
$23,146,213
$7,788,405
33.6
151
$51,579
2011
17,078
$22,528,698
$7,758,422
34.4
152
$51,042
2010
16,706
$24,775,690
$7,926,127
32
144
$55,043
2009
16,643
$27,164,417
$7,843,568
28.9
146
$53,723
2008
16,492
$27,604,320
$7,391,553
26.8
145
$50,976
2007
16,587
$26,287,367
$7,546,140
28.7
145
$52,042
2006
15,034
$24,422,451
$7,162,201
29.3
145
$49,394
2005
15,034
$24,187,873
$7,028,684
29.1
145
$48,474
2004
15,034
$26,472,562
$7,550,921
28.5
152
$49,677
2003
15,034
$25,293,929
$7,720,198
30.5
157
$49,173
2002
15,034
$38,956,490
$7,534,012
19.3
169
$44,580
2001
15,745
$32,615,555
$7,344,040
22.5
172
$42,698
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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