That's an increase of 23.9 percent from 2015, when the city spent $5.15 million, or $2,358 per household.
Hoopeston has 2,184 households and a population of 5,600.
Since 2001, the City of Hoopeston budget has fallen by 33.3 percent, from $9.57 million. The city population has remained same.
Salaries accounted for 22.5 percent of city spending in 2016. Hoopeston property taxpayers paid $1.44 million for 30 full-time employees and 16 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 30 full-time employees and 55 part-time employees, and spent $1.48 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
5,600
$6,382,121
$1,435,652
22.5
46
$31,210
2015
5,600
$5,149,605
$1,556,276
30.2
48
$32,422
2014
5,600
$5,895,042
$1,532,779
26
48
$31,933
2013
5,600
$6,614,483
$1,495,924
22.6
48
$31,165
2012
5,600
$6,176,823
$1,424,653
23.1
45
$31,659
2011
5,600
$6,152,599
$1,500,615
24.4
45
$33,347
2010
5,600
$7,363,869
$1,648,855
22.4
45
$36,641
2009
5,600
$5,997,666
$1,626,492
27.1
46
$35,359
2008
5,600
$5,791,294
$1,586,169
27.4
41
$38,687
2007
5,600
$6,515,977
$1,398,387
21.5
41
$34,107
2006
5,600
$6,096,873
$1,516,798
24.9
42
$36,114
2005
5,600
$6,296,009
$1,540,562
24.5
43
$35,827
2004
5,600
$57,756,278
$1,531,068
2.7
50
$30,621
2003
5,600
$3,264,189
$1,408,978
43.2
53
$26,584
2002
5,600
$5,467,193
$1,412,487
25.8
66
$21,401
2001
5,600
$9,566,682
$1,475,861
15.4
85
$17,363
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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