That's an increase of 4.2 percent from 2014, when the city spent $6.92 million, or $4,051.25 per household.
Paxton has 1,707 households and a population of 4,473.
Since 2001, the City of Paxton budget has grown by 18.2 percent, from $6.10 million. The city population has fallen 1.1 percent over the same period, from 4,525.
Salaries accounted for 14.2 percent of city spending in 2015. Paxton property taxpayers paid $1.02 million for 22 full-time employees and 35 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 19 full-time employees and 33 part-time employees, and spent $1.02 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
4,473
$7,207,283.28
$1,022,919.24
14.2
57
$17,945.95
2014
4,473
$6,915,477.68
$987,070.63
14.3
55
$17,946.73
2013
4,473
$6,953,249.68
$938,029.04
13.5
43
$21,814.62
2012
4,473
$6,656,528.64
$923,505.92
13.9
45
$20,522.35
2011
4,473
$6,772,258.80
$927,454.32
13.7
44
$21,078.50
2010
4,525
$7,534,184.94
$1,003,888.44
13.3
35
$28,682.52
2009
4,525
$7,325,564
$1,011,175.98
13.8
62
$16,309.29
2008
4,525
$7,446,116.92
$1,003,189.14
13.5
56
$17,914.09
2007
4,525
$6,664,529.43
$1,005,866.55
15.1
56
$17,961.90
2006
4,525
$5,776,719.60
$1,037,647.20
18
60
$17,294.12
2005
4,525
$6,236,557.68
$1,034,799.84
16.6
56
$18,478.56
2004
4,525
$8,480,930.85
$1,090,513.11
12.9
59
$18,483.27
2003
4,525
$9,817,408.92
$995,963.76
10.1
56
$17,785.06
2002
4,525
$6,110,013.60
$1,012,689
16.6
59
$17,164.22
2001
4,525
$6,099,248.22
$1,016,853.73
16.7
52
$19,554.87
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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