That's an increase of 8.2 percent from 2016, when the city spent $195.90 million, or $8,852 per household.
Bloomington has 22,129 households and a population of 78,292.
Since 2001, the City of Bloomington budget has grown by 30.3 percent, from $162.68 million. The city population has grown 20.8 percent over the same period, from 64,808.
Salaries accounted for 23.4 percent of city spending in 2017. Bloomington property taxpayers paid $49.52 million for 622 full-time employees and 55 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 544 full-time employees and 41 part-time employees, and spent $34.78 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
78,292
$212,016,129
$49,517,199
23.4
677
$73,142
2016
78,730
$195,896,621
$50,186,165
25.6
667
$75,242
2015
77,733
$191,527,227
$49,086,006
25.6
625
$78,538
2014
77,733
$179,811,226
$48,327,489
26.9
635
$76,106
2013
77,071
$180,903,729
$47,179,786
26.1
628
$75,127
2012
76,610
$180,214,492
$45,539,142
25.3
636
$71,602
2011
76,610
$165,075,137
$45,423,228
27.5
595
$76,342
2010
74,795
$166,284,436
$44,984,970
27.1
668
$67,343
2009
74,795
$193,334,929
$52,551,584
27.2
647
$81,223
2008
74,795
$192,848,445
$46,800,000
24.3
1,264
$37,025
2007
74,975
$202,432,948
$48,805,167
24.1
1,264
$38,612
2006
68,507
$265,256,328
$45,846,534
17.3
1,067
$42,968
2005
68,507
$249,303,545
$44,436,453
17.8
926
$47,988
2004
66,645
$174,145,660
$43,202,936
24.8
695
$62,162
2003
66,645
$185,444,992
$42,891,571
23.1
633
$67,759
2002
64,808
$161,262,095
$41,334,070
25.6
599
$69,005
2001
64,808
$162,675,041
$34,780,064
21.4
585
$59,453
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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