That's a decrease of 9.8 percent from 2014, when the city spent $3.21 million, or $3,039.96 per household.
Lewistown has 1,056 households and a population of 2,448.
Since 2001, the City of Lewistown budget has grown by 10.2 percent, from $2.63 million. The city population has fallen 3.3 percent over the same period, from 2,531.
Salaries accounted for 17.9 percent of city spending in 2015. Lewistown property taxpayers paid $518,843.40 for nine full-time employees and 41 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 11 full-time employees and 44 part-time employees, and spent $523,301.64.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
2,448
$2,894,046
$518,843.40
17.9
50
$10,376.86
2014
2,448
$3,210,201
$521,409.69
16.2
47
$11,093.82
2013
2,448
$3,152,805.76
$531,570
16.9
28
$18,984.64
2012
2,448
$3,413,138.52
$553,629.52
16.2
25
$22,145.18
2011
2,448
$3,194,316
$513,913.68
16.1
49
$10,488.03
2010
2,448
$3,022,419
$556,779.33
18.4
49
$11,362.84
2009
2,448
$3,100,607
$583,737.66
18.8
49
$11,913.01
2008
2,448
$3,279,486
$562,353.54
17.1
49
$11,476.60
2007
2,448
$3,135,015
$532,158.12
17
49
$10,860.36
2006
2,448
$3,459,360
$512,005.20
14.8
49
$10,449.08
2005
2,522
$3,491,641.60
$470,679.20
13.5
46
$10,232.15
2004
2,522
$3,226,553.16
$478,430.04
14.8
57
$8,393.50
2003
2,522
$2,529,252
$505,538.88
20
59
$8,568.45
2002
2,522
$2,453,085
$493,781.40
20.1
57
$8,662.83
2001
2,531
$2,626,174.92
$523,301.64
19.9
55
$9,514.57
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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