That's a decrease of two percent from 2014, when the city spent $40.30 million, or $4,330.10 per household.
McHenry has 9,308 households and a population of 26,992.
Since 2001, the City of McHenry budget has fallen by 11.7 percent, from $44.75 million. The city population has grown 25.5 percent over the same period, from 21,501.
Salaries accounted for 26.8 percent of city spending in 2015. McHenry property taxpayers paid $10.60 million for 130 full-time employees and 100 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 118 full-time employees and six part-time employees, and spent $8.17 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
26,992
$39,508,161.84
$10,595,167.38
26.8
230
$46,065.94
2014
26,992
$40,304,579.80
$10,562,185.47
26.2
233
$45,331.26
2013
26,992
$39,821,316.08
$10,253,951.76
25.7
133
$77,097.38
2012
26,992
$34,856,688.08
$10,362,358.60
29.7
132
$78,502.71
2011
27,525
$40,414,738.32
$10,666,072.44
26.4
134
$79,597.55
2010
27,525
$33,448,220.52
$10,893,781.98
32.6
213
$51,144.51
2009
27,525
$48,376,732.84
$11,529,261.18
23.8
221
$52,168.60
2008
24,493
$45,656,822.84
$11,753,385.38
25.7
155
$75,828.29
2007
24,493
$54,421,561.35
$11,503,996.92
21.1
166
$69,301.18
2006
24,493
$43,745,738.40
$10,511,160
24
154
$68,254.28
2005
23,997
$70,786,828.48
$10,145,376.20
14.3
133
$76,281.02
2004
21,501
$73,075,255.65
$9,876,255.48
13.5
185
$53,385.16
2003
21,501
$62,846,043.48
$8,933,389.08
14.2
133
$67,168.33
2002
21,501
$48,810,752.55
$8,624,229.30
17.7
126
$68,446.26
2001
21,501
$44,746,605.72
$8,168,504.44
18.3
124
$65,875.03
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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