That's an increase of 12 percent from 2014, when the city spent $3.50 million, or $1,847.54 per household.
Eureka has 1,897 households and a population of 5,373.
Since 2001, the City of Eureka budget has grown by 22.8 percent, from $3.20 million. The city population has grown 21.1 percent over the same period, from 4,435.
Salaries accounted for 24.4 percent of city spending in 2015. Eureka property taxpayers paid $955,736.94 for 17 full-time employees and 38 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 19 full-time employees and 24 part-time employees, and spent $1.04 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
5,373
$3,925,113
$955,736.94
24.3
55
$17,377.03
2014
5,380
$3,504,781
$926,900.09
26.4
42
$22,069.04
2013
5,345
$4,037,852
$872,150.24
21.6
40
$21,803.75
2012
5,319
$3,584,869.12
$970,646.24
27.1
47
$20,652.04
2011
5,436
$3,506,094.72
$953,378.64
27.2
47
$20,284.65
2010
5,436
$3,629,460.24
$1,002,173.49
27.6
24
$41,757.22
2009
5,368
$4,443,732.91
$1,006,261.61
22.6
28
$35,937.91
2008
5,235
$4,923,313.95
$1,030,416.49
20.9
30
$34,347.21
2007
4,871
$4,681,291.68
$989,947.53
21.1
33
$29,998.41
2006
4,871
$6,374,536.80
$1,013,140.80
15.9
29
$34,935.88
2005
4,871
$4,070,362
$1,144,187.68
28.1
31
$36,909.28
2004
4,871
$4,186,353.15
$1,185,548.70
28.3
32
$37,048.39
2003
4,871
$6,262,957.80
$1,116,552.36
17.8
32
$34,892.26
2002
4,871
$5,036,985
$1,122,358.95
22.3
36
$31,176.63
2001
4,435
$3,195,627.75
$1,039,291.59
32.5
43
$24,169.57
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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