That's a decrease of 22.4 percent from 2016, when the city spent $143.55 million, or $10,145 per household.
Rock Island has 14,150 households and a population of 39,018.
Since 2001, the City of Rock Island budget has grown by 7.9 percent, from $103.29 million. The city population has fallen 1.7 percent over the same period, from 39,684.
Salaries accounted for 23.8 percent of city spending in 2017. Rock Island property taxpayers paid $26.52 million for 437 full-time employees, or an average of $60,693 each, before their health care benefits and taxpayer-funded pension contributions.
In 2001, the city had 480 full-time employees and spent $24.91 million, or $51,890 each.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
39,018
$111,441,842
$26,522,665
23.8
437
$60,693
2016
38,210
$143,550,917
$24,872,711
17.3
479
$51,926
2015
39,018
$144,989,557
$23,141,243
16
479
$48,312
2014
39,018
$323,736,342
$39,674,847
12.3
468
$84,775
2013
39,018
$144,700,019
$22,181,824
15.3
453
$48,966
2012
39,018
$142,282,092
$25,850,347
18.2
460
$56,196
2011
39,018
$142,685,137
$26,443,802
18.5
460
$57,487
2010
39,684
$133,283,629
$26,899,072
20.2
466
$57,723
2009
39,684
$114,712,824
$26,293,299
22.9
471
$55,824
2008
39,684
$112,974,982
$23,809,863
21.1
469
$50,767
2007
39,684
$105,042,156
$22,984,967
21.9
466
$49,324
2006
39,684
$108,881,213
$24,686,643
22.7
484
$51,005
2005
39,684
$85,447,688
$23,070,523
27
419
$55,061
2004
39,684
$88,076,848
$26,003,433
29.5
577
$45,067
2003
39,684
$97,128,290
$25,390,342
26.1
355
$71,522
2002
39,684
$102,059,264
$25,795,008
25.3
355
$72,662
2001
39,684
$103,286,120
$24,907,033
24.1
480
$51,890
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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