That's an increase of 39.3 percent from 2014, when the city spent $41.24 million, or $14,538.17 per household.
Metropolis has 2,837 households and a population of 6,537.
Since 2001, the City of Metropolis budget has grown by 46.3 percent, from $39.27 million. The city population has grown 0.8 percent over the same period, from 6,482.
Salaries accounted for 8.4 percent of city spending in 2015. Metropolis property taxpayers paid $4.84 million for 88 full-time employees and 51 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 109 full-time employees and 36 part-time employees, and spent $3.62 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
6,537
$57,435,939.90
$4,836,267.78
8.4
139
$34,793.29
2014
6,537
$41,244,778.22
$4,878,852.50
11.8
129
$37,820.56
2013
6,537
$41,645,212.96
$4,905,588.48
11.8
129
$38,027.81
2012
6,537
$44,406,187.80
$5,271,720.26
11.9
130
$40,551.69
2011
6,537
$53,104,874.40
$5,445,285.48
10.3
144
$37,814.48
2010
6,490
$53,769,987.30
$5,273,986.29
9.8
148
$35,635.04
2007
6,482
$52,253,848.53
$5,067,281.70
9.7
149
$34,008.60
2006
6,482
$53,593,690.80
$4,859,155.20
9.1
145
$33,511.41
2005
6,482
$73,393,717.68
$4,739,728.88
6.5
147
$32,243.05
2004
6,482
$36,243,130.50
$4,733,288.64
13.1
133
$35,588.63
2003
6,482
$43,610,567.88
$4,032,551.16
9.2
149
$27,064.10
2002
6,482
$29,354,863.05
$3,704,282.55
12.6
142
$26,086.49
2001
6,482
$39,267,645.55
$3,620,655.18
9.2
145
$24,970.03
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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