That's an increase of 0.8 percent from 2014, when the city spent $32.74 million, or $25,305.08 per household.
Newton has 1,294 households and a population of 2,849.
Since 2001, the City of Newton budget has grown by 216.8 percent, from $10.42 million. The city population has fallen 9.7 percent over the same period, from 3,154.
Salaries accounted for 4.3 percent of city spending in 2015. Newton property taxpayers paid $1.41 million for 28 full-time employees and 15 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 33 full-time employees and seven part-time employees, and spent $1.35 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
2,849
$32,993,419.80
$1,411,122.06
4.3
43
$32,816.79
2014
2,849
$32,744,771.20
$1,355,632.44
4.1
43
$31,526.33
2013
2,849
$31,850,192.40
$1,274,983.84
4
47
$27,127.31
2012
2,849
$24,831,936.30
$1,325,083.74
5.3
42
$31,549.61
2011
2,849
$9,566,100
$1,268,855.28
13.3
36
$35,245.98
2010
3,069
$27,593,850.75
$1,272,092.19
4.6
35
$36,345.49
2009
3,100
$25,321,096.50
$1,253,031.01
4.9
36
$34,806.41
2008
3,100
$21,231,965.50
$1,189,388.28
5.6
36
$33,038.56
2007
3,100
$20,820,267
$1,290,827.07
6.2
37
$34,887.21
2006
3,100
$17,444,190
$1,171,280.40
6.7
39
$30,032.83
2005
3,100
$15,821,873
$1,184,139.24
7.5
34
$34,827.62
2004
3,100
$16,001,579.25
$1,213,441.08
7.6
34
$35,689.44
2003
3,100
$11,998,470
$1,323,937.56
11
38
$34,840.46
2002
3,100
$11,111,985
$1,364,800.05
12.3
71
$19,222.53
2001
3,154
$10,415,082.50
$1,353,673.71
13
40
$33,841.84
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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