That's a decrease of 15.2 percent from 2016, when the city spent $8.75 million, or $3,562 per household.
Du Quoin has 2,457 households and a population of 6,084.
Since 2001, the City of Du Quoin budget has grown by 13.8 percent, from $6.53 million. The city population has fallen 8.5 percent over the same period, from 6,648.
Salaries accounted for 37.4 percent of city spending in 2017. Du Quoin property taxpayers paid $2.77 million for 40 full-time employees and 17 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 41 full-time employees and 33 part-time employees, and spent $2.12 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
6,084
$7,422,952
$2,772,872
37.4
57
$48,647
2016
6,084
$8,751,506
$2,711,048
31
119
$22,782
2015
6,084
$9,250,791
$2,786,853
30.1
131
$21,274
2014
6,084
$8,952,707
$2,675,743
29.9
55
$48,650
2013
6,084
$9,364,045
$2,549,172
27.2
77
$33,106
2012
6,084
$14,360,403
$2,483,795
17.3
80
$31,047
2011
6,648
$9,299,571
$2,479,913
26.7
80
$30,999
2010
6,648
$8,109,144
$2,361,598
29.1
80
$29,520
2009
6,648
$9,656,317
$2,550,823
26.4
80
$31,885
2008
6,648
$8,896,115
$2,684,903
30.2
80
$33,561
2007
6,648
$8,579,496
$2,531,574
29.5
81
$31,254
2006
6,648
$12,012,266
$2,329,184
19.4
81
$28,755
2005
6,648
$10,069,244
$2,439,852
24.2
76
$32,103
2004
6,648
$9,964,725
$2,441,650
24.5
79
$30,907
2003
6,648
$9,230,812
$2,341,961
25.4
61
$38,393
2002
6,648
$3,680,895
$2,267,014
61.6
65
$34,877
2001
6,648
$6,525,256
$2,119,583
32.5
74
$28,643
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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