That's an increase of 4.8 percent from 2014, when the city spent $18.25 million, or $8,706.11 per household.
Chester has 2,096 households and a population of 8,586.
Since 2001, the City of Chester budget has fallen by 28.8 percent, from $26.84 million. The city population has grown 65.6 percent over the same period, from 5,185.
Salaries accounted for 13.2 percent of city spending in 2015. Chester property taxpayers paid $2.52 million for 48 full-time employees and 58 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 46 full-time employees and 158 part-time employees, and spent $2.61 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
8,586
$19,120,476.30
$2,520,068.10
13.2
106
$23,774.22
2014
8,586
$18,248,014.57
$2,514,547.24
13.8
95
$26,468.91
2013
8,480
$20,521,158.32
$2,453,603.36
12
95
$25,827.40
2012
8,586
$20,260,814.56
$2,566,835.58
12.7
95
$27,019.32
2011
8,586
$21,027,769.56
$2,530,293.12
12
95
$26,634.66
2010
7,814
$20,026,130.49
$2,616,704.01
13.1
99
$26,431.35
2009
8,378
$23,035,298.60
$2,593,495.77
11.3
99
$26,196.92
2008
8,378
$22,419,296.05
$2,629,792.50
11.7
103
$25,531.96
2007
8,378
$23,584,237.56
$2,553,688.80
10.8
102
$25,036.16
2006
8,379
$19,783,363.20
$2,756,284.80
13.9
216
$12,760.57
2005
8,378
$17,012,680.96
$2,819,907.56
16.6
217
$12,994.96
2004
8,378
$20,101,761.69
$2,674,278.36
13.3
213
$12,555.29
2003
8,378
$25,400,579.16
$2,710,606.80
10.7
213
$12,725.85
2002
5,185
$15,351,437.25
$2,717,841.60
17.7
204
$13,322.75
2001
5,185
$26,842,331.91
$2,605,230.36
9.7
204
$12,770.73
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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