That's an increase of 0.2 percent from 2014, when the city spent $19.53 million, or $8,691.18 per household.
Carmi has 2,247 households and a population of 5,240.
Since 2001, the City of Carmi budget has grown by 37.3 percent, from $14.26 million. The city population has fallen 6.9 percent over the same period, from 5,626.
Salaries accounted for 17.9 percent of city spending in 2015. Carmi property taxpayers paid $3.51 million for 65 full-time employees and 83 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 50 full-time employees and 52 part-time employees, and spent $2.51 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
5,240
$19,575,656.40
$3,505,891.98
17.9
148
$23,688.45
2014
5,240
$19,529,081.19
$2,968,236.49
15.2
149
$19,921.05
2013
5,240
$19,718,683.92
$2,811,548.48
14.3
160
$17,572.17
2012
5,240
$21,031,274.50
$2,775,316.38
13.2
148
$18,752.13
2011
5,240
$18,302,814
$2,733,238.08
14.9
147
$18,593.45
2010
5,240
$13,513,631.73
$2,573,858.01
19
140
$18,384.70
2009
5,626
$14,777,094.75
$2,781,545.85
18.8
97
$28,675.73
2008
5,626
$14,226,931.65
$2,635,694.49
18.5
97
$27,172.10
2007
5,626
$12,680,460
$2,592,750.42
20.4
97
$26,729.38
2006
5,626
$14,687,258.40
$2,565,786
17.5
97
$26,451.40
2005
5,626
$14,804,538.56
$3,075,130.56
20.8
97
$31,702.37
2004
5,626
$14,798,944.50
$3,290,274
22.2
97
$33,920.35
2003
5,626
$14,661,448.56
$2,677,109.16
18.3
97
$27,599.06
2002
5,626
$15,734,791.35
$2,613,560.85
16.6
97
$26,943.92
2001
5,626
$14,260,046.41
$2,513,112.93
17.6
102
$24,638.36
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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