That's an increase of 5.9 percent from 2014, when the city spent $7.72 million, or $1,456.52 per household.
Herrin has 5,300 households and a population of 12,501.
Since 2001, the City of Herrin budget has grown by 60.4 percent, from $5.10 million. The city population has grown 13.6 percent over the same period, from 11,000.
Salaries accounted for 69.4 percent of city spending in 2015. Herrin property taxpayers paid $5.67 million for 71 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 47 full-time employees and 60 part-time employees, and spent $3.37 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
12,501
$8,177,718.42
$5,672,256.72
69.4
91
$62,332.49
2014
12,501
$7,719,542.03
$5,522,613.83
71.5
113
$48,872.68
2013
12,501
$7,353,225.36
$4,968,855.84
67.6
110
$45,171.41
2012
12,501
$7,224,117.30
$4,557,818.74
63.1
113
$40,334.67
2011
11,000
$7,147,873.08
$4,866,154.92
68.1
105
$46,344.33
2010
11,000
$7,132,084.11
$5,142,646.65
72.1
112
$45,916.48
2009
11,000
$7,078,489.50
$4,536,296.86
64.1
93
$48,777.38
2008
11,000
$6,759,208
$4,312,997.56
63.8
93
$46,376.31
2007
11,000
$6,461,678.34
$4,070,926.08
63
96
$42,405.48
2006
11,000
$6,043,023.60
$4,021,657.20
66.6
96
$41,892.26
2005
11,000
$5,381,228
$3,922,428.76
72.9
93
$42,176.65
2004
11,000
$5,162,263.95
$3,828,739.35
74.2
93
$41,169.24
2003
11,000
$5,034,645
$3,886,429.80
77.2
93
$41,789.56
2002
11,000
$4,968,607.50
$4,062,455.10
81.8
107
$37,966.87
2001
11,000
$5,097,907
$3,374,444.26
66.2
107
$31,536.86
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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