That's an increase of 16.3 percent from 2014, when the city spent $24.88 million, or $4,371.49 per household.
Charleston has 5,691 households and a population of 21,838.
Since 2001, the City of Charleston budget has grown by 71.2 percent, from $16.90 million. The city population has grown 3.8 percent over the same period, from 21,039.
Salaries accounted for 29.9 percent of city spending in 2015. Charleston property taxpayers paid $8.66 million for 138 full-time employees and 57 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 133 full-time employees and 124 part-time employees, and spent $8.17 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
21,838
$28,921,086.12
$8,660,851.62
29.9
195
$44,414.62
2014
21,838
$24,878,169.89
$8,475,879.27
34.1
194
$43,690.09
2013
21,838
$23,949,880.24
$8,363,144.40
34.9
210
$39,824.49
2012
21,838
$26,935,579.44
$8,556,907.24
31.8
210
$40,747.17
2011
21,838
$28,059,157.08
$8,504,350.92
30.3
198
$42,951.26
2010
21,040
$25,524,376.74
$9,018,670.08
35.3
190
$47,466.68
2009
21,040
$27,007,106.22
$8,965,482.15
33.2
203
$44,164.93
2008
21,040
$29,879,367.34
$8,533,196.13
28.6
211
$40,441.68
2007
21,040
$28,457,048.88
$8,354,964.15
29.4
206
$40,558.07
2006
21,040
$29,877,568.80
$8,295,885.60
27.8
192
$43,207.73
2005
21,040
$36,796,159.28
$8,352,295.28
22.7
197
$42,397.43
2004
21,040
$34,894,847.01
$8,454,927.03
24.2
182
$46,455.64
2003
21,039
$16,665,403.92
$8,401,811.88
50.4
177
$47,467.86
2002
21,039
$19,290,096
$8,245,658.25
42.7
180
$45,809.21
2001
21,039
$16,895,360.60
$8,168,155.09
48.3
257
$31,782.70
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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