That's a decrease of 7.6 percent from 2016, when the village spent $7.15 million, or $7,677 per household.
Thornton has 932 households and a population of 2,461.
Since 2001, the Village of Thornton budget has grown by 15.3 percent, from $5.73 million. The village population has fallen 4.7 percent over the same period, from 2,582.
Salaries accounted for 31.2 percent of village spending in 2017. Thornton property taxpayers paid $2.06 million for 19 full-time employees and 113 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 21 full-time employees and 64 part-time employees, and spent $1.32 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
2,461
$6,609,428
$2,063,018
31.2
132
$15,629
2016
2,347
$7,154,805
$2,090,379
29.2
131
$15,957
2015
2,347
$8,847,743
$1,905,827
21.5
95
$20,061
2014
2,338
$6,960,167
$1,902,121
27.3
123
$15,464
2013
2,338
$7,472,399
$1,895,147
25.4
30
$63,172
2012
2,338
$8,281,089
$1,842,293
22.2
90
$20,470
2011
2,338
$7,931,470
$1,887,881
23.8
91
$20,746
2010
2,582
$7,489,562
$1,979,074
26.4
91
$21,748
2009
2,582
$8,467,253
$2,180,407
25.8
95
$22,952
2008
2,492
$8,681,594
$2,131,390
24.6
95
$22,436
2007
2,582
$7,807,064
$1,981,176
25.4
87
$22,772
2006
2,582
$7,176,094
$1,638,706
22.8
87
$18,836
2005
2,483
$6,068,813
$1,704,255
28.1
87
$19,589
2004
2,582
$7,721,951
$1,745,153
22.6
90
$19,391
2003
2,555
$5,941,051
$1,709,870
28.8
89
$19,212
2002
2,082
$6,700,270
$1,694,000
25.3
85
$19,929
2001
2,582
$5,734,365
$1,324,860
23.1
85
$15,587
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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