That's a decrease of 2.2 percent from 2014, when the city spent $8.83 million, or $2,994.47 per household.
Benton has 2,949 households and a population of 7,087.
Since 2001, the City of Benton budget has fallen by 22.9 percent, from $11.21 million. The city population has fallen 1.8 percent over the same period, from 7,216.
Salaries accounted for 26.4 percent of city spending in 2015. Benton property taxpayers paid $2.28 million for 38 full-time employees and 29 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 45 full-time employees and 46 part-time employees, and spent $2.35 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
7,087
$8,636,455.26
$2,284,322.64
26.4
67
$34,094.36
2014
7,087
$8,830,702.94
$2,310,921.39
26.2
64
$36,108.14
2013
6,910
$9,633,902.72
$2,347,345.52
24.4
63
$37,259.45
2012
6,910
$9,726,386.16
$2,422,804.90
24.9
71
$34,124.01
2011
6,910
$13,580,637.12
$2,345,329.08
17.3
71
$33,032.80
2010
6,910
$9,879,902.43
$2,437,548.90
24.7
69
$35,326.79
2009
6,934
$10,197,785.57
$2,298,870.87
22.5
67
$34,311.50
2008
6,952
$10,053,038.22
$2,269,615.17
22.6
71
$31,966.41
2007
6,952
$11,683,472.58
$2,138,274.45
18.3
70
$30,546.77
2006
6,880
$12,546,651.60
$1,969,902
15.7
72
$27,359.75
2005
6,880
$10,472,779.60
$2,077,731.60
19.8
69
$30,112.05
2004
6,880
$11,515,004.40
$2,464,462.44
21.4
76
$32,427.13
2003
6,880
$12,975,494.40
$2,271,122.04
17.5
76
$29,883.18
2002
6,880
$10,122,325.65
$2,347,609.50
23.2
82
$28,629.38
2001
7,216
$11,206,786.32
$2,348,700.60
21
91
$25,809.89
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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