That's an increase of 4.9 percent from 2016, when the city spent $18.11 million, or $8,918 per household.
Wilmington has 2,031 households and a population of 5,724.
Since 2001, the City of Wilmington budget has grown by 168.6 percent, from $7.07 million. The city population has grown 11.5 percent over the same period, from 5,134.
Salaries accounted for 14.6 percent of city spending in 2017. Wilmington property taxpayers paid $2.77 million for 41 full-time employees and 23 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 34 full-time employees and 48 part-time employees, and spent $2.09 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
5,724
$19,004,824
$2,768,792
14.6
64
$43,262
2016
5,724
$18,112,154
$2,699,573
14.9
64
$42,181
2015
6,212
$18,021,867
$2,671,316
14.8
64
$41,739
2014
6,212
$21,413,006
$2,534,730
11.8
72
$35,205
2013
6,212
$19,537,057
$2,387,301
12.2
60
$39,788
2012
6,212
$17,228,590
$2,487,489
14.4
60
$41,458
2011
6,212
$14,750,454
$2,672,747
18.1
70
$38,182
2010
6,212
$21,827,685
$2,776,691
12.7
69
$40,242
2009
6,097
$22,683,396
$2,878,010
12.7
64
$44,969
2008
6,097
$17,915,881
$2,432,835
13.6
74
$32,876
2007
6,127
$28,073,742
$2,347,967
8.4
74
$31,729
2006
5,850
$25,176,409
$2,296,844
9.1
74
$31,038
2005
5,800
$6,180,446
$2,354,936
38.1
74
$31,823
2004
5,200
$12,467,624
$2,421,136
19.4
77
$31,443
2003
5,134
$9,216,607
$2,355,742
25.6
77
$30,594
2002
5,134
$8,516,908
$2,226,745
26.1
78
$28,548
2001
5,134
$7,074,937
$2,088,664
29.5
82
$25,472
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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