That's an increase of 10.9 percent from 2016, when the city spent $210.82 million, or $7,726 per household.
Decatur has 27,286 households and a population of 76,122.
Since 2001, the City of Decatur budget has grown by 52.8 percent, from $153.02 million. The city population has fallen 10.8 percent over the same period, from 85,306.
Salaries accounted for 16.2 percent of city spending in 2017. Decatur property taxpayers paid $38 million for 491 full-time employees and 22 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 543 full-time employees and 26 part-time employees, and spent $37.87 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
76,122
$233,894,335
$38,002,825
16.2
513
$74,080
2016
73,814
$210,815,295
$38,053,861
18.1
518
$73,463
2015
76,122
$209,038,038
$39,967,989
19.1
534
$74,846
2014
74,710
$209,654,064
$38,164,294
18.2
514
$74,250
2013
76,122
$378,665,399
$25,887,166
6.8
526
$49,215
2012
76,122
$161,718,441
$35,290,848
21.8
558
$63,245
2011
76,122
$211,745,064
$35,272,837
16.7
563
$62,652
2010
81,860
$169,106,353
$36,134,148
21.4
579
$62,408
2009
81,860
$177,947,628
$37,091,565
20.8
627
$59,157
2008
81,860
$181,967,232
$33,327,816
18.3
614
$54,280
2007
81,860
$173,639,893
$33,636,403
19.4
603
$55,782
2006
81,860
$158,956,364
$33,580,845
21.1
620
$54,163
2005
81,860
$162,661,730
$2,723,631
1.7
709
$3,842
2004
81,860
$147,751,651
$38,672,484
26.2
575
$67,256
2003
81,860
$147,965,746
$36,946,630
25
582
$63,482
2002
81,860
$164,310,521
$36,727,937
22.4
594
$61,832
2001
85,306
$153,022,509
$37,873,493
24.8
569
$66,561
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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