That's an increase of 17.2 percent from 2014, when the city spent $1.89 million, or $2,570.21 per household.
Jonesboro has 737 households and a population of 1,788.
Since 2001, the City of Jonesboro budget has fallen by 1.3 percent, from $2.25 million. The city population has fallen 10.6 percent over the same period, from 2,000.
Salaries accounted for 24.5 percent of city spending in 2015. Jonesboro property taxpayers paid $543,779.34 for 13 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 14 full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $455,563.36.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
1,788
$2,220,601.20
$543,779.34
24.5
23
$23,642.58
2014
1,821
$1,894,242.10
$534,079.72
28.2
26
$20,541.52
2013
1,821
$1,793,734.80
$469,399.84
26.2
40
$11,734.99
2012
1,810
$1,759,726.14
$497,568.24
28.3
50
$9,951.36
2011
1,821
$1,803,600
$502,475.40
27.9
15
$33,498.36
2010
2,000
$1,925,850
$514,643.73
26.7
24
$21,443.48
2009
1,852
$2,054,340
$500,571.92
24.4
23
$21,763.99
2008
1,832
$1,880,286.10
$494,970.51
26.3
26
$19,037.32
2007
2,000
$1,965,746.25
$509,091.57
25.9
14
$36,363.68
2006
1,900
$679,753.20
$497,853.60
73.2
15
$33,190.23
2005
1,853
$859,320
$469,007.68
54.6
22
$21,318.53
2004
1,853
$707,558.55
$445,818.84
63
21
$21,229.46
2003
1,853
$1,380,038.88
$435,029.76
31.5
21
$20,715.70
2002
1,853
$774,292.50
$461,235.60
59.6
21
$21,963.59
2001
2,000
$2,250,759.30
$455,563.36
20.2
17
$26,797.84
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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