That's an increase of one percent from 2014, when the village spent $1.74 million, or $7,931.05 per household.
Cowden has 220 households and a population of 612.
Since 2001, the Village of Cowden budget has grown by 37.3 percent, from $1.28 million. The village population has remained same.
Salaries accounted for 6.7 percent of village spending in 2015. Cowden property taxpayers paid $117,808.98 for two full-time employees and 14 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had four full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $108,435.50.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
612
$1,762,181.58
$117,808.98
6.7
16
$7,363.06
2014
612
$1,744,831.33
$111,367.72
6.4
17
$6,551.04
2013
612
$1,673,512.88
$110,304.48
6.6
15
$7,353.63
2012
612
$1,134,134.28
$118,246.18
10.4
16
$7,390.38
2011
612
$1,001,451.60
$102,939.12
10.3
12
$8,578.25
2010
612
$1,083,875.04
$111,286.38
10.3
7
$15,898.05
2009
612
$1,690,546.67
$105,881
6.3
7
$15,125.85
2008
612
$1,640,051.49
$104,398.44
6.4
5
$20,879.68
2007
612
$1,015,161.03
$97,188.39
9.6
4
$24,297.09
2006
612
$1,318,964.40
$101,422.80
7.7
4
$25,355.70
2005
612
$1,492,659.92
$106,344.88
7.1
4
$26,586.22
2004
612
$1,091,585.10
$121,110.36
11.1
4
$30,277.59
2003
612
$1,112,086.80
$118,373.64
10.6
4
$29,593.41
2002
612
$808,729.65
$121,192.20
15
4
$30,298.05
2001
612
$1,283,587.25
$108,435.50
8.4
7
$15,490.78
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.