That's an increase of five percent from 2016, when the village spent $15.55 million, or $3,310 per household.
Crete has 4,697 households and a population of 8,259.
Since 2001, the Village of Crete budget has grown by 24.2 percent, from $13.14 million. The village population has grown 12.4 percent over the same period, from 7,346.
Salaries accounted for 23.1 percent of village spending in 2017. Crete property taxpayers paid $3.77 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 $2.04 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
8,259
$16,320,612
$3,768,655
23.1
71
$53,080
2016
8,259
$15,548,117
$3,812,815
24.5
71
$53,702
2015
8,259
$16,449,589
$3,827,671
23.3
71
$53,911
2014
8,259
$12,965,004
$3,831,543
29.6
114
$33,610
2013
8,259
$13,539,890
$3,706,086
27.4
114
$32,510
2012
8,259
$13,346,919
$3,702,478
27.7
114
$32,478
2011
7,712
$14,314,422
$3,566,378
24.9
86
$41,470
2010
7,712
$18,050,760
$3,772,369
20.9
67
$56,304
2009
7,712
$22,034,610
$3,380,833
15.3
78
$43,344
2008
7,712
$20,134,530
$3,317,412
16.5
76
$43,650
2007
7,712
$16,659,100
$3,014,287
18.1
69
$43,685
2006
7,712
$16,546,250
$2,830,855
17.1
69
$41,027
2005
7,712
$15,033,330
$2,611,644
17.4
68
$38,407
2004
7,712
$15,872,568
$2,392,467
15.1
73
$32,774
2003
7,712
$16,409,964
$2,469,946
15.1
71
$34,788
2002
7,346
$12,465,488
$2,128,714
17.1
50
$42,574
2001
7,346
$13,140,183
$2,040,894
15.5
46
$44,367
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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