That's an increase of 8.9 percent from 2016, when the city spent $46.87 million, or $5,011 per household.
McHenry has 9,354 households and a population of 26,992.
Since 2001, the City of McHenry budget has grown by 10.1 percent, from $46.38 million. The city population has grown 25.5 percent over the same period, from 21,501.
Salaries accounted for 23.4 percent of city spending in 2017. McHenry property taxpayers paid $11.96 million for 147 full-time employees and 182 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 118 full-time employees and six part-time employees, and spent $8.47 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
26,992
$51,046,485
$11,955,349
23.4
329
$36,338
2016
26,992
$46,869,972
$11,346,334
24.2
280
$40,523
2015
26,992
$41,057,502
$11,010,664
26.8
230
$47,872
2014
26,992
$41,478,500
$10,869,822
26.2
233
$46,652
2013
26,992
$41,352,905
$10,648,335
25.7
133
$80,063
2012
26,992
$35,843,198
$10,655,633
29.7
132
$80,724
2011
27,525
$42,285,791
$11,159,872
26.4
134
$83,283
2010
27,525
$34,352,226
$11,188,209
32.6
213
$52,527
2009
27,525
$50,089,184
$11,937,377
23.8
221
$54,015
2008
24,493
$47,272,994
$12,169,434
25.7
155
$78,512
2007
24,493
$56,747,269
$11,995,621
21.1
166
$72,263
2006
24,493
$45,568,478
$10,949,125
24
154
$71,098
2005
23,997
$74,211,998
$10,636,282
14.3
133
$79,972
2004
21,501
$75,907,630
$10,259,056
13.5
185
$55,454
2003
21,501
$64,750,469
$9,204,098
14.2
133
$69,204
2002
21,501
$50,618,558
$8,943,645
17.7
126
$70,981
2001
21,501
$46,379,694
$8,466,625
18.3
124
$68,279
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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