That's an increase of 11.4 percent from 2014, when the city spent $6.68 million, or $5,926.98 per household.
Trenton has 1,127 households and a population of 2,715.
Since 2001, the City of Trenton budget has grown by 2.2 percent, from $7.28 million. The city population has grown four percent over the same period, from 2,610.
Salaries accounted for 11.4 percent of city spending in 2015. Trenton property taxpayers paid $845,874.78 for 14 full-time employees and 35 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 12 full-time employees and 29 part-time employees, and spent $737,303.86.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
2,715
$7,439,880
$845,874.78
11.4
49
$17,262.75
2014
2,715
$6,679,704.50
$815,945.40
12.2
49
$16,651.94
2013
2,715
$8,063,380
$764,168.08
9.5
48
$15,920.16
2012
2,715
$6,768,100
$787,803.66
11.6
40
$19,695.09
2011
2,715
$6,364,440
$865,747.44
13.6
43
$20,133.66
2010
2,610
$7,896,595.50
$967,666.92
12.3
49
$19,748.30
2009
2,610
$7,333,587
$1,067,705.36
14.6
49
$21,789.90
2008
2,610
$8,411,720
$964,744.28
11.5
53
$18,202.72
2007
2,610
$9,712,521
$924,429.87
9.5
55
$16,807.81
2006
2,610
$9,603,480
$856,726.80
8.9
55
$15,576.85
2005
2,610
$10,408,582.32
$977,054.28
9.4
54
$18,093.59
2004
2,610
$10,295,856.36
$952,181.25
9.2
64
$14,877.83
2003
2,610
$9,568,627.20
$954,159.36
10
66
$14,456.95
2002
2,610
$10,144,701.90
$766,521.90
7.6
41
$18,695.65
2001
2,610
$7,281,785.64
$737,303.86
10.1
41
$17,983.02
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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