That's a decrease of 7.7 percent from 2016, when the city spent $27.20 million, or $3,424 per household.
Darien has 7,942 households and a population of 22,086.
Since 2001, the City of Darien budget has grown by 29.5 percent, from $19.38 million. The city population has fallen 3.4 percent over the same period, from 22,860.
Salaries accounted for 26.1 percent of city spending in 2017. Darien property taxpayers paid $6.54 million for 65 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 86 full-time employees and 32 part-time employees, and spent $5.41 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
22,086
$25,100,728
$6,541,881
26.1
85
$76,963
2016
22,086
$27,195,793
$6,907,757
25.4
85
$81,268
2015
22,086
$24,654,138
$6,818,543
27.7
85
$80,218
2014
22,086
$25,652,103
$6,990,427
27.3
87
$80,350
2013
22,086
$25,767,217
$6,676,566
25.9
87
$76,742
2012
22,086
$23,883,576
$7,005,723
29.3
87
$80,526
2011
22,086
$23,771,324
$6,902,780
29
89
$77,559
2010
23,615
$19,572,035
$8,104,324
41.4
89
$91,060
2009
23,615
$15,164,095
$8,135,438
53.6
96
$84,744
2008
23,615
$15,943,900
$6,758,267
42.4
107
$63,161
2007
23,615
$23,657,502
$8,051,284
34
119
$67,658
2006
22,860
$17,786,458
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
2005
22,860
$18,770,597
$2,302,248
12.3
122
$18,871
2004
22,860
$19,865,472
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
2003
22,860
$22,050,319
$7,144,643
32.4
118
$60,548
2002
22,860
$14,703,613
$6,201,744
42.2
118
$52,557
2001
22,860
$19,376,069
$5,408,614
27.9
118
$45,836
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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