That's an increase of 15.8 percent from 2014, when the city spent $12.97 million, or $240,093.40 per household.
Litchfield has 54 households and a population of 6,930.
Since 2001, the City of Litchfield budget has grown by 19.4 percent, from $12.57 million. The city population has grown 1.7 percent over the same period, from 6,815.
Salaries accounted for 24.8 percent of city spending in 2015. Litchfield property taxpayers paid $3.72 million for 69 full-time employees and 37 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 68 full-time employees and 14 part-time employees, and spent $2.97 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
6,930
$15,008,492.16
$3,721,944.30
24.8
106
$35,112.68
2014
6,816
$12,965,043.63
$3,624,518.50
28
71
$51,049.55
2013
6,939
$13,661,338.08
$3,492,065.20
25.6
106
$32,944.01
2012
6,939
$18,105,717.96
$3,633,378.96
20.1
116
$31,322.23
2011
6,939
$20,384,885.52
$3,645,570.24
17.9
127
$28,705.27
2010
6,588
$22,865,594.85
$4,223,109.33
18.5
137
$30,825.61
2009
6,900
$25,286,951.29
$3,969,599.60
15.7
83
$47,826.50
2008
6,900
$35,612,637.04
$3,770,240.48
10.6
77
$48,964.16
2007
6,900
$39,196,973.79
$3,534,293.88
9
70
$50,489.91
2006
6,900
$24,364,128
$3,524,484
14.5
86
$40,982.37
2005
6,815
$21,061,237.56
$3,472,319.92
16.5
86
$40,375.81
2004
6,815
$16,641,537.93
$3,383,237.85
20.3
86
$39,339.97
2003
6,815
$13,097,636.64
$3,063,910.08
23.4
86
$35,626.86
2002
6,815
$12,702,136.50
$2,972,652.75
23.4
68
$43,715.48
2001
6,815
$12,567,526.49
$2,974,242.60
23.7
82
$36,271.25
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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