That's an increase of 9.8 percent from 2014, when the city spent $4.29 million, or $2,690.84 per household.
Hometown has 1,595 households and a population of 4,349.
Since 2001, the City of Hometown budget has grown by 10.6 percent, from $4.26 million. The city population has fallen 8.8 percent over the same period, from 4,769.
Salaries accounted for 29.5 percent of city spending in 2015. Hometown property taxpayers paid $1.39 million for 11 full-time employees and 115 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 11 full-time employees and 119 part-time employees, and spent $1.13 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
4,349
$4,713,480.18
$1,392,492.78
29.5
126
$11,051.52
2014
4,349
$4,291,890.52
$1,332,017.63
31
116
$11,482.91
2013
4,349
$3,925,036.96
$1,278,595.76
32.6
112
$11,416.03
2012
4,349
$3,994,084.24
$1,276,315.26
32
113
$11,294.82
2011
4,467
$4,271,069.52
$1,333,106.64
31.2
107
$12,458.94
2010
4,467
$4,324,898.55
$1,370,313.87
31.7
111
$12,345.17
2009
4,467
$3,788,844.80
$1,364,495.34
36
89
$15,331.40
2008
44,670
$3,660,002.20
$1,333,314.12
36.4
135
$9,876.40
2007
4,467
$3,449,089.80
$1,307,644.65
37.9
123
$10,631.25
2006
4,467
$3,213,300
$1,331,725.20
41.4
120
$11,097.71
2005
4,467
$3,053,921.60
$1,261,284.60
41.3
123
$10,254.34
2004
4,467
$3,326,160.51
$1,281,013.86
38.5
130
$9,853.95
2003
4,467
$3,302,053.92
$1,169,034.24
35.4
146
$8,007.08
2002
4,467
$4,169,587.05
$1,149,828.75
27.6
146
$7,875.53
2001
4,769
$4,260,678.08
$1,132,062.51
26.6
130
$8,708.17
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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