That's an increase of 2.8 percent from 2016, when the city spent $84.56 million, or $22,301 per household.
Rochelle has 3,792 households and a population of 9,159.
Since 2001, the City of Rochelle budget has grown by 70.2 percent, from $51.07 million. The city population has grown 1.2 percent over the same period, from 9,048.
Salaries accounted for 10.9 percent of city spending in 2017. Rochelle property taxpayers paid $9.51 million for 116 full-time employees and 75 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 106 full-time employees and 28 part-time employees, and spent $8.23 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
9,159
$86,905,831
$9,513,364
10.9
191
$49,808
2016
9,491
$84,564,417
$8,796,776
10.4
182
$48,334
2015
9,539
$77,835,256
$8,587,733
11
173
$49,640
2014
9,574
$77,793,181
$8,360,646
10.7
165
$50,671
2013
9,574
$71,729,409
$8,285,588
11.6
163
$50,832
2012
9,574
$77,716,033
$8,143,272
10.5
155
$52,537
2011
9,574
$66,739,460
$8,365,813
12.5
155
$53,973
2010
9,858
$81,728,971
$8,521,218
10.4
170
$50,125
2009
9,424
$83,687,301
$8,402,135
10
187
$44,931
2008
9,854
$53,814,891
$8,048,871
15
185
$43,507
2007
9,771
$70,084,202
$7,928,007
11.3
161
$49,242
2006
9,712
$67,142,475
$7,808,300
11.6
165
$47,323
2005
9,424
$55,357,533
$7,580,205
13.7
148
$51,218
2004
9,424
$60,247,686
$7,524,045
12.5
157
$47,924
2003
9,424
$57,568,270
$7,322,708
12.7
123
$59,534
2002
9,424
$43,606,945
$8,316,055
19.1
122
$68,164
2001
9,048
$51,065,375
$8,234,870
16.1
134
$61,454
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.