That's a decrease of 10.1 percent from 2014, when the city spent $80.62 million, or $14,855.93 per household.
Effingham has 5,427 households and a population of 12,577.
Since 2001, the City of Effingham budget has grown by 7.2 percent, from $67.66 million. The city population has grown 4.6 percent over the same period, from 12,022.
Salaries accounted for 9.4 percent of city spending in 2015. Effingham property taxpayers paid $6.81 million for 106 full-time employees and 58 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 131 full-time employees and 102 part-time employees, and spent $7.24 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
12,577
$72,511,315.50
$6,808,128.72
9.4
164
$41,512.98
2014
12,558
$80,623,147
$6,649,638.80
8.2
169
$39,346.97
2013
12,328
$76,857,664
$5,736,996.72
7.5
164
$34,981.68
2012
12,328
$66,765,319
$6,343,761.86
9.5
161
$39,402.24
2011
12,328
$102,093,588
$6,968,027.16
6.8
147
$47,401.54
2010
12,384
$138,201,715.50
$7,902,925.83
5.7
164
$48,188.57
2009
12,834
$117,448,866.50
$7,454,739.95
6.3
205
$36,364.58
2008
12,834
$114,736,685.70
$6,893,606.81
6
168
$41,033.37
2007
12,834
$80,719,762.50
$7,042,481.55
8.7
173
$40,707.98
2006
12,834
$55,502,820
$6,597,576
11.9
158
$41,756.81
2005
12,384
$54,749,286
$6,393,688
11.7
130
$49,182.21
2004
12,384
$56,493,418.92
$6,824,223.84
12.1
230
$29,670.53
2003
12,384
$61,866,681.36
$7,251,207.48
11.7
153
$47,393.51
2002
12,384
$61,595,569.80
$7,577,410.95
12.3
232
$32,661.25
2001
12,022
$67,663,820.50
$7,240,365.06
10.7
233
$31,074.52
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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