That's an increase of 0.5 percent from 2016, when the city spent $23.21 million, or $9,042 per household.
Fairfield has 2,567 households and a population of 5,154.
Since 2001, the City of Fairfield budget has grown by 3.2 percent, from $22.60 million. The city population has fallen 5.3 percent over the same period, from 5,442.
Salaries accounted for 17.5 percent of city spending in 2017. Fairfield property taxpayers paid $4.08 million for 74 full-time employees and 60 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 84 full-time employees and one part-time employee, and spent $3.42 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
5,154
$23,318,298
$4,084,393
17.5
134
$30,481
2016
5,154
$23,210,608
$4,200,896
18.1
134
$31,350
2015
5,154
$26,987,508
$4,019,964
14.9
131
$30,687
2014
5,154
$24,075,326
$3,975,142
16.5
133
$29,888
2013
5,154
$39,203,681
$3,944,451
10.1
129
$30,577
2012
5,154
$33,991,540
$3,949,850
11.6
82
$48,169
2011
5,154
$36,821,824
$4,020,898
10.9
83
$48,445
2010
5,442
$32,306,818
$3,959,757
12.3
86
$46,044
2009
5,442
$31,952,424
$3,937,289
12.3
89
$44,239
2008
5,442
$28,988,573
$3,838,127
13.2
89
$43,125
2007
5,442
$34,088,796
$3,900,954
11.4
89
$43,831
2006
5,442
$32,363,589
$3,858,326
11.9
90
$42,870
2005
5,442
$35,377,177
$3,836,728
10.8
92
$41,704
2004
5,442
$25,349,396
$4,014,612
15.8
92
$43,637
2003
5,442
$24,329,599
$3,702,427
15.2
91
$40,686
2002
5,442
$24,172,217
$3,596,768
14.9
87
$41,342
2001
5,442
$22,597,180
$3,419,002
15.1
85
$40,224
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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