That's a decrease of 14.8 percent from 2016, when the city spent $8.49 million, or $4,971 per household.
Paxton has 1,707 households and a population of 4,473.
Since 2001, the City of Paxton budget has grown by 14.3 percent, from $6.32 million. The city population has fallen 1.1 percent over the same period, from 4,525.
Salaries accounted for 14.4 percent of city spending in 2017. Paxton property taxpayers paid $1.04 million for 21 full-time employees and 32 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 19 full-time employees and 33 part-time employees, and spent $1.05 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
4,473
$7,225,877
$1,038,328
14.4
53
$19,591
2016
4,473
$8,486,056
$1,055,085
12.4
57
$18,510
2015
4,473
$7,489,922
$1,063,034
14.2
57
$18,650
2014
4,473
$7,116,899
$1,015,820
14.3
55
$18,469
2013
4,473
$7,220,682
$974,107
13.5
43
$22,654
2012
4,473
$6,844,921
$949,643
13.9
45
$21,103
2011
4,473
$7,085,789
$970,392
13.7
44
$22,054
2010
4,525
$7,737,812
$1,031,021
13.3
35
$29,458
2009
4,525
$7,584,876
$1,046,970
13.8
62
$16,887
2008
4,525
$7,709,696
$1,038,700
13.5
56
$18,548
2007
4,525
$6,949,338
$1,048,852
15.1
56
$18,730
2006
4,525
$6,017,416
$1,080,883
18
60
$18,015
2005
4,525
$6,538,327
$1,084,871
16.6
56
$19,373
2004
4,525
$8,809,649
$1,132,781
12.9
59
$19,200
2003
4,525
$10,114,906
$1,026,144
10.1
56
$18,324
2002
4,525
$6,336,310
$1,050,196
16.6
59
$17,800
2001
4,525
$6,321,849
$1,053,965
16.7
52
$20,269
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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