That's a decrease of 22.7 percent from 2014, when the city spent $55.88 million, or $7,430.15 per household.
Marion has 7,521 households and a population of 17,438.
Since 2001, the City of Marion budget has grown by 32.7 percent, from $32.55 million. The city population has grown 8.7 percent over the same period, from 16,035.
Salaries accounted for 23 percent of city spending in 2015. Marion property taxpayers paid $9.93 million for 195 full-time employees and 117 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 143 full-time employees and 18 part-time employees, and spent $6.91 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
17,438
$43,177,548.60
$9,931,487.04
23
312
$31,831.68
2014
17,413
$55,882,176.20
$8,454,681.87
15.1
202
$41,854.86
2013
17,129
$50,548,804.80
$7,918,188.72
15.7
185
$42,801.02
2012
17,129
$46,994,464
$7,592,502.28
16.2
190
$39,960.53
2011
17,129
$47,753,496
$7,576,391.16
15.9
179
$42,326.20
2010
17,129
$51,118,164
$7,946,497.77
15.5
183
$43,423.48
2009
17,129
$53,220,175
$8,596,349.57
16.2
183
$46,974.58
2008
17,129
$42,148,096
$8,157,531.02
19.4
176
$46,349.60
2007
17,129
$39,771,342
$8,041,479.03
20.2
162
$49,638.75
2006
16,035
$36,249,000
$7,940,138.40
21.9
177
$44,859.53
2005
16,035
$31,485,584
$7,065,560.92
22.4
173
$40,841.39
2004
16,035
$43,555,108.50
$7,658,518.44
17.6
171
$44,786.65
2003
16,035
$50,608,496.40
$6,710,423.28
13.3
163
$41,168.24
2002
16,035
$48,372,828.75
$7,144,494.30
14.8
155
$46,093.51
2001
16,035
$32,548,692.90
$6,913,831.04
21.2
161
$42,943.04
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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