That's an increase of 60 percent from 2016, when the city spent $87.20 million.
Dekalb has a population of 44,030.
Since 2001, the City of Dekalb budget has grown by 87.9 percent, from $74.27 million. The city population has grown 12.8 percent over the same period, from 39,018.
Salaries accounted for 22.3 percent of city spending in 2017. Dekalb property taxpayers paid $31.09 million for 200 full-time employees and 67 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 206 full-time employees and 41 part-time employees, and spent $14.96 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
44,030
$139,551,143
$31,090,976
22.3
267
$116,446
2016
44,054
$87,196,095
$20,556,060
23.6
267
$76,989
2015
44,054
$98,026,676
$18,915,831
19.3
254
$74,472
2014
44,030
$81,035,177
$18,594,878
22.9
250
$74,380
2013
44,030
$86,660,774
$18,266,439
21.1
229
$79,766
2012
44,030
$73,885,695
$17,129,851
23.2
232
$73,836
2011
45,932
$85,313,915
$19,088,612
22.4
236
$80,884
2010
45,932
$86,984,323
$19,771,551
22.7
251
$78,771
2009
45,497
$73,501,925
$19,494,604
26.5
256
$76,151
2008
45,897
$71,362,967
$20,157,485
28.2
261
$77,232
2007
45,749
$74,775,997
$17,661,301
23.6
285
$61,969
2006
45,003
$64,002,646
$24,857,108
38.8
278
$89,414
2005
44,226
$71,859,730
$19,232,949
26.8
275
$69,938
2004
43,172
$68,010,197
$18,191,108
26.7
293
$62,086
2003
39,018
$60,744,222
$15,859,832
26.1
256
$61,952
2002
39,018
$46,750,078
$14,817,764
31.7
263
$56,341
2001
39,018
$74,270,589
$14,956,585
20.1
247
$60,553
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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