That's a decrease of 0.2 percent from 2014, when the city spent $19.26 million, or $14,504.50 per household.
Nashville has 1,328 households and a population of 3,077.
Since 2001, the City of Nashville budget has grown by 42.7 percent, from $13.46 million. The city population has fallen 1.6 percent over the same period, from 3,127.
Salaries accounted for 9.1 percent of city spending in 2015. Nashville property taxpayers paid $1.74 million for 41 full-time employees and 27 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 41 full-time employees and 22 part-time employees, and spent $1.17 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
3,077
$19,215,533.16
$1,743,738.96
9.1
68
$25,643.22
2014
3,077
$19,261,978.50
$1,687,555.09
8.8
68
$24,816.98
2013
3,077
$18,586,514.96
$1,764,109.36
9.5
68
$25,942.78
2012
3,077
$19,404,570.94
$1,777,273.38
9.2
67
$26,526.46
2011
3,077
$20,408,566.68
$1,734,104.16
8.5
60
$28,901.73
2010
3,077
$20,489,733.09
$1,695,790.29
8.3
66
$25,693.79
2009
3,077
$19,091,027.95
$1,735,930.86
9.1
61
$28,457.88
2008
3,077
$19,268,737.40
$1,591,785.80
8.3
63
$25,266.44
2007
3,077
$19,385,786.16
$1,663,469.73
8.6
58
$28,680.51
2006
3,125
$20,180,100
$1,762,045.20
8.7
63
$27,968.97
2005
3,125
$20,254,933.76
$1,683,298.76
8.3
66
$25,504.52
2004
3,125
$19,935,787.71
$1,840,519.11
9.2
64
$28,758.11
2003
3,127
$17,371,899.60
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2002
3,127
$18,492,907.50
$1,572,852.60
8.5
46
$34,192.44
2001
3,127
$13,464,908
$1,174,490.04
8.7
63
$18,642.69
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.