That's a decrease of 0.9 percent from 2015, when the village spent $79,938, or $259 per household.
Equality has 309 households and a population of 595.
Since 2001, the Village of Equality budget has fallen by 91.9 percent, from $978,954. The village population has fallen 20.5 percent over the same period, from 748.
Salaries accounted for 235.1 percent of village spending in 2016. Equality property taxpayers paid $186,121 for six full-time employees and 22 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had four full-time employees and four part-time employees, and spent $128,970.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
595
$79,184
$186,121
235
28
$6,647
2015
595
$79,938
$155,953
195.1
28
$5,570
2014
595
$595,483
$151,358
25.4
26
$5,821
2013
595
$598,385
$147,867
24.7
8
$18,483
2012
595
$618,248
$166,489
26.9
5
$33,298
2011
849
$693,317
$132,592
19.1
5
$26,518
2010
721
$748,074
$125,506
16.8
5
$25,101
2009
721
$703,328
$106,851
15.2
4
$26,713
2008
721
$695,811
$101,996
14.7
4
$25,499
2007
721
$847,743
$112,499
13.3
17
$6,618
2006
721
$1,187,500
$114,270
9.6
17
$6,722
2005
721
$1,074,082
$95,446
8.9
17
$5,614
2004
721
$974,239
$106,542
10.9
8
$13,318
2003
721
$843,200
$112,351
13.3
8
$14,044
2002
748
$868,252
$109,971
12.7
8
$13,746
2001
748
$978,954
$128,970
13.2
8
$16,121
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.