That's an increase of 20.7 percent from 2016, when the village spent $1.24 million, or $5,676 per household.
Thomson has 219 households and a population of 560.
Since 2001, the Village of Thomson budget has fallen by 81.6 percent, from $8.18 million. The village population has grown 4.1 percent over the same period, from 538.
Salaries accounted for 14.6 percent of village spending in 2017. Thomson property taxpayers paid $219,273 for three full-time employees and eight part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had four full-time employees and 10 part-time employees, and spent $170,593.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
560
$1,500,902
$219,273
14.6
11
$19,934
2016
590
$1,243,096
$222,221
17.9
11
$20,202
2015
590
$1,390,951
$215,767
15.5
11
$19,615
2014
590
$1,337,553
$193,678
14.5
11
$17,607
2013
590
$1,366,164
$206,013
15.1
11
$18,728
2012
590
$1,232,553
$178,552
14.5
11
$16,232
2011
590
$1,303,043
$193,276
14.8
11
$17,571
2010
559
$1,327,574
$111,057
8.4
11
$10,096
2009
559
$1,155,483
$200,891
17.4
11
$18,263
2008
559
$1,356,897
$184,612
13.6
11
$16,783
2007
559
$1,198,803
$181,132
15.1
11
$16,467
2006
559
$1,111,375
$187,709
16.9
11
$17,064
2005
557
$1,313,675
$231,641
17.6
11
$21,058
2004
557
$1,197,625
$236,941
19.8
11
$21,540
2003
557
$13,645,701
$251,102
1.8
13
$19,316
2002
557
$4,981,841
$225,683
4.5
13
$17,360
2001
538
$8,176,289
$170,593
2.1
14
$12,185
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.