That's an increase of 8.7 percent from 2016, when the city spent $5.14 million, or $3,225 per household.
Hometown has 1,595 households and a population of 4,349.
Since 2001, the City of Hometown budget has grown by 26.7 percent, from $4.42 million. The city population has fallen 8.8 percent over the same period, from 4,769.
Salaries accounted for 26 percent of city spending in 2017. Hometown property taxpayers paid $1.46 million for nine full-time employees and 110 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 11 full-time employees and 119 part-time employees, and spent $1.17 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
4,349
$5,593,822
$1,455,623
26
119
$12,232
2016
4,349
$5,144,096
$1,455,452
28.3
121
$12,029
2015
4,349
$4,898,323
$1,447,100
29.5
126
$11,485
2014
4,349
$4,416,897
$1,370,814
31
116
$11,817
2013
4,349
$4,076,000
$1,327,773
32.6
112
$11,855
2012
4,349
$4,107,124
$1,312,437
32
113
$11,614
2011
4,467
$4,468,804
$1,394,825
31.2
107
$13,036
2010
4,467
$4,441,788
$1,407,349
31.7
111
$12,679
2009
4,467
$3,922,963
$1,412,796
36
89
$15,874
2008
44,670
$3,789,560
$1,380,511
36.4
135
$10,226
2007
4,467
$3,596,487
$1,363,527
37.9
123
$11,086
2006
4,467
$3,347,188
$1,387,214
41.4
120
$11,560
2005
4,467
$3,201,692
$1,322,315
41.3
123
$10,751
2004
4,467
$3,455,081
$1,330,666
38.5
130
$10,236
2003
4,467
$3,402,116
$1,204,460
35.4
146
$8,250
2002
4,467
$4,324,016
$1,192,415
27.6
146
$8,167
2001
4,769
$4,416,177
$1,173,379
26.6
130
$9,026
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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