That's an increase of 9.4 percent from 2016, when the city spent $18.46 million, or $5,368 per household.
Monmouth has 3,439 households and a population of 9,527.
Since 2001, the City of Monmouth budget has grown by 52.7 percent, from $13.22 million. The city population has fallen 3.2 percent over the same period, from 9,842.
Salaries accounted for 17.2 percent of city spending in 2017. Monmouth property taxpayers paid $3.47 million for 54 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 56 full-time employees and 12 part-time employees, and spent $2.76 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
9,527
$20,190,008
$3,467,574
17.2
64
$54,181
2016
9,527
$18,461,901
$3,633,107
19.7
62
$58,599
2015
9,900
$1,929,064
$3,512,115
182.1
60
$58,535
2014
9,244
$17,164,138
$3,392,582
19.8
70
$48,465
2013
9,244
$22,937,777
$2,935,380
12.8
70
$41,934
2012
9,244
$17,811,179
$3,088,699
17.3
70
$44,124
2011
9,244
$18,576,655
$2,950,835
15.9
70
$42,155
2010
9,244
$28,105,299
$3,452,408
12.3
70
$49,320
2009
9,854
$27,702,762
$3,223,103
11.6
70
$46,044
2008
9,854
$27,746,672
$3,103,515
11.2
70
$44,336
2007
9,842
$21,862,644
$3,093,681
14.2
70
$44,195
2006
9,842
$21,411,750
$2,806,110
13.1
70
$40,087
2005
9,842
$18,023,298
$2,827,894
15.7
70
$40,398
2004
9,842
$24,941,728
$2,791,469
11.2
70
$39,878
2003
9,842
$15,538,347
$2,709,120
17.4
70
$38,702
2002
9,842
$16,090,731
$2,720,750
16.9
70
$38,868
2001
9,842
$13,221,724
$2,757,431
20.9
68
$40,550
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.