That's a decrease of 44.9 percent from 2014, when the city spent $2.93 million, or $2,661.22 per household.
Carthage has 1,102 households and a population of 2,850.
Since 2001, the City of Carthage budget has fallen by 33.9 percent, from $2.44 million. The city population has grown 4.6 percent over the same period, from 2,725.
Salaries accounted for 23.7 percent of city spending in 2015. Carthage property taxpayers paid $383,309.88 for 10 full-time employees and 15 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had nine full-time employees and two part-time employees, and spent $411,864.47.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
2,850
$1,616,115.54
$383,309.88
23.7
25
$15,332.39
2014
2,850
$2,932,663.38
$372,309.98
12.7
25
$14,892.39
2013
2,850
$3,103,282
$348,155.60
11.2
29
$12,005.36
2012
2,850
$2,268,553.70
$336,943.26
14.9
31
$10,869.13
2011
2,850
$2,064,519.36
$323,370.36
15.7
29
$11,150.70
2010
2,850
$3,473,244.39
$336,850.59
9.7
27
$12,475.94
2009
2,850
$2,574,213.45
$334,600.91
13
25
$13,384.03
2008
2,800
$2,141,098.01
$330,098.99
15.4
26
$12,696.11
2007
2,800
$2,760,691.05
$359,611.20
13
25
$14,384.44
2006
2,750
$2,870,817.60
$421,624.80
14.7
26
$16,216.33
2005
2,725
$2,989,750.36
$435,139.56
14.6
26
$16,736.13
2004
2,725
$2,846,788.77
$444,620.43
15.6
26
$17,100.78
2003
2,725
$2,921,327.64
$458,076.96
15.7
26
$17,618.34
2002
2,725
$3,361,722.75
$409,263.30
12.2
18
$22,736.84
2001
2,725
$2,443,914.23
$411,864.47
16.9
11
$37,442.22
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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