That's a decrease of nine percent from 2016, when the city spent $20.74 million, or $185,160 per household.
Sandwich has 112 households and a population of 7,358.
Since 2001, the City of Sandwich budget has fallen by 19.6 percent, from $23.46 million. The city population has grown 11.4 percent over the same period, from 6,607.
Salaries accounted for 13.8 percent of city spending in 2017. Sandwich property taxpayers paid $2.60 million for 39 full-time employees and nine part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 32 full-time employees and nine part-time employees, and spent $1.82 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
7,358
$18,862,702
$2,597,176
13.8
48
$54,108
2016
7,366
$20,737,961
$2,691,304
13
47
$57,262
2015
7,410
$24,774,721
$2,556,780
10.3
45
$56,817
2014
7,365
$21,327,441
$2,246,111
10.5
40
$56,153
2013
7,421
$20,687,457
$2,237,466
10.8
40
$55,937
2012
7,421
$21,400,926
$2,203,230
10.3
40
$55,081
2011
7,326
$21,447,093
$2,164,871
10.1
35
$61,853
2010
7,326
$22,979,947
$2,074,285
9
40
$51,857
2009
7,326
$25,418,500
$2,152,844
8.5
50
$43,057
2008
7,326
$17,508,134
$2,139,753
12.2
61
$35,078
2007
6,850
$17,787,171
$2,046,328
11.5
42
$48,722
2006
6,509
$14,958,701
$1,986,098
13.3
41
$48,441
2005
6,509
$7,115,280
$1,932,869
27.2
67
$28,849
2004
6,509
$16,318,689
$1,955,262
12
38
$51,454
2003
6,509
$27,678,512
$1,769,459
6.4
45
$39,321
2002
6,509
$16,496,245
$1,844,219
11.2
41
$44,981
2001
6,607
$23,461,479
$1,820,990
7.8
41
$44,414
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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