That's an increase of 25.6 percent from 2014, when the village spent $12.60 million, or $2,682.15 per household.
Crete has 4,697 households and a population of 8,259.
Since 2001, the Village of Crete budget has grown by 24.9 percent, from $12.68 million. The village population has grown 12.4 percent over the same period, from 7,346.
Salaries accounted for 23.3 percent of village spending in 2015. Crete property taxpayers paid $3.68 million for 36 full-time employees and 35 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had 26 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees, and spent $1.97 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
8,259
$15,828,849.60
$3,683,230.20
23.3
71
$51,876.48
2014
8,259
$12,598,070.08
$3,723,102.89
29.6
114
$32,658.79
2013
8,259
$13,038,412.40
$3,568,823.44
27.4
114
$31,305.46
2012
8,259
$12,979,572.80
$3,600,575.14
27.7
114
$31,583.99
2011
7,712
$13,681,040.40
$3,408,573.96
24.9
86
$39,634.58
2010
7,712
$17,575,740
$3,673,096.56
20.9
67
$54,822.33
2009
7,712
$21,281,290
$3,265,249.13
15.3
78
$41,862.16
2008
7,712
$19,446,170
$3,203,996.35
16.5
76
$42,157.84
2007
7,712
$15,976,350
$2,890,750.59
18.1
69
$41,894.93
2006
7,712
$15,884,400
$2,717,620.80
17.1
69
$39,385.80
2005
7,712
$14,339,484
$2,491,106.68
17.4
68
$36,633.92
2004
7,712
$15,280,308
$2,303,195.67
15.1
73
$31,550.62
2003
7,712
$15,927,318
$2,397,300.84
15.1
71
$33,764.80
2002
7,346
$12,020,292
$2,052,688.50
17.1
50
$41,053.77
2001
7,346
$12,677,500.50
$1,969,031.13
15.5
46
$42,805.02
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.