That's a decrease of 8.5 percent from 2015, when the city spent $7.61 million, or $2,269 per household.
Rockton has 3,355 households and a population of 7,554.
Since 2001, the City of Rockton budget has fallen by 1.1 percent, from $7.05 million. The city population has grown 42.6 percent over the same period, from 5,296.
Salaries accounted for 28 percent of city spending in 2016. Rockton property taxpayers paid $1.95 million for 28 full-time employees and 15 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 19 full-time employees and 13 part-time employees, and spent $878,423.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
7,554
$6,967,423
$1,949,886
28
43
$45,346
2015
7,554
$7,611,723
$1,904,853
25
43
$44,299
2014
7,613
$7,853,590
$1,861,807
23.7
43
$43,298
2013
7,685
$7,195,200
$1,846,603
25.7
42
$43,967
2012
7,685
$6,762,776
$1,631,496
24.1
43
$37,942
2011
7,685
$7,315,954
$1,647,574
22.5
47
$35,055
2010
5,526
$7,143,782
$1,689,529
23.7
78
$21,661
2009
5,512
$7,166,948
$1,612,206
22.5
78
$20,669
2008
7,440
$8,977,266
$1,544,302
17.2
78
$19,799
2007
7,440
$6,606,951
$1,464,944
22.2
78
$18,781
2006
5,298
$6,477,821
$1,461,224
22.6
78
$18,734
2005
5,298
$7,867,986
$1,325,125
16.8
78
$16,989
2004
5,298
$8,521,387
$1,461,543
17.2
76
$19,231
2003
5,298
$6,113,454
$1,333,438
21.8
76
$17,545
2002
5,298
$7,022,439
$1,325,520
18.9
41
$32,330
2001
5,296
$7,045,627
$878,423
12.5
32
$27,451
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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