That's an increase of 18.2 percent from 2015, when the city spent $15.60 million, or $288,834 per household.
Litchfield has 54 households and a population of 6,897.
Since 2001, the City of Litchfield budget has grown by 41.5 percent, from $13.03 million. The city population has grown 1.2 percent over the same period, from 6,815.
Salaries accounted for 21.8 percent of city spending in 2016. Litchfield property taxpayers paid $4.01 million for 58 full-time employees and 54 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 68 full-time employees and 14 part-time employees, and spent $3.08 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
6,897
$18,433,232
$4,013,875
21.8
112
$35,838
2015
6,930
$15,597,060
$3,867,903
24.8
106
$36,490
2014
6,816
$13,342,666
$3,730,087
28
71
$52,536
2013
6,939
$14,186,774
$3,626,375
25.6
106
$34,211
2012
6,939
$18,618,144
$3,736,210
20.1
116
$32,209
2011
6,939
$21,328,630
$3,814,347
17.9
127
$30,034
2010
6,588
$23,483,584
$4,337,247
18.5
137
$31,659
2009
6,900
$26,182,065
$4,110,116
15.7
83
$49,519
2008
6,900
$36,873,261
$3,903,700
10.6
77
$50,697
2007
6,900
$40,872,058
$3,685,332
9
70
$52,648
2006
6,900
$25,379,300
$3,671,338
14.5
86
$42,690
2005
6,815
$22,080,330
$3,640,335
16.5
86
$42,329
2004
6,815
$17,286,559
$3,514,371
20.3
86
$40,865
2003
6,815
$13,494,535
$3,156,756
23.4
86
$36,706
2002
6,815
$13,172,586
$3,082,751
23.4
68
$45,335
2001
6,815
$13,026,195
$3,082,792
23.7
82
$37,595
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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