That's an increase of 22.3 percent from 2014, when the city spent $1.63 million, or $3,113.21 per household.
Bridgeport has 525 households and a population of 1,850.
Since 2001, the City of Bridgeport budget has grown by 16.8 percent, from $1.71 million. The city population has fallen 12.7 percent over the same period, from 2,118.
Salaries accounted for 12.4 percent of city spending in 2015. Bridgeport property taxpayers paid $247,750.86 for 10 full-time employees and five part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 32 full-time employees and spent $295,521.33, or $9,235.04 each.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
1,850
$1,998,633.90
$247,750.86
12.4
15
$16,516.72
2014
1,850
$1,634,435.93
$277,852.80
17
15
$18,523.52
2013
1,850
$1,471,984.80
$312,910
21.3
17
$18,406.47
2010
2,168
$2,124,796.41
$391,162.89
18.4
28
$13,970.10
2009
2,168
$2,070,740.82
$340,128.87
16.4
26
$13,081.87
2008
2,118
$1,221,828.32
$312,987.40
25.6
15
$20,865.82
2007
2,118
$1,265,078.88
$333,207.81
26.3
16
$20,825.48
2006
2,118
$1,810,599.60
$374,216.40
20.7
18
$20,789.79
2005
2,118
$1,208,155.56
$302,035.48
25
11
$27,457.77
2004
2,118
$2,466,503.22
$308,352.57
12.5
11
$28,032.05
2003
2,118
$1,562,695.20
$352,506
22.6
14
$25,179
2002
2,118
$1,914,840
$337,902.30
17.6
14
$24,135.87
2001
2,118
$1,711,061.50
$295,521.33
17.3
32
$9,235.04
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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