That's an increase of 4.3 percent from 2014, when the city spent $4.74 million, or $3,266.61 per household.
Rushville has 1,452 households and a population of 3,200.
Since 2001, the City of Rushville budget has fallen by 42.7 percent, from $8.63 million. The city population has fallen three percent over the same period, from 3,300.
Salaries accounted for 21.8 percent of city spending in 2015. Rushville property taxpayers paid $1.08 million for 22 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 22 full-time employees and 61 part-time employees, and spent $986,800.04.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
3,200
$4,945,234.38
$1,076,398.86
21.8
42
$25,628.54
2014
3,200
$4,743,116.01
$1,076,538.49
22.7
42
$25,631.86
2013
3,200
$4,536,659.92
$1,055,587.52
23.3
48
$21,991.40
2012
3,200
$6,237,513.82
$967,627.36
15.5
42
$23,038.74
2011
3,200
$4,554,205.56
$906,007.68
19.9
43
$21,069.94
2010
3,200
$4,069,248.90
$955,670.04
23.5
50
$19,113.40
2009
3,200
$4,390,900.89
$950,107.39
21.6
51
$18,629.55
2008
3,212
$4,378,295.74
$979,413.94
22.4
40
$24,485.34
2007
3,212
$4,000,544.73
$1,014,056.55
25.3
40
$25,351.41
2006
3,212
$4,700,160
$1,043,300.40
22.2
40
$26,082.51
2005
3,212
$7,853,407.32
$1,017,453.48
13
40
$25,436.33
2004
3,212
$7,994,506.68
$1,073,785.68
13.4
42
$25,566.32
2003
3,212
$9,425,211.84
$1,004,761.56
10.7
82
$12,253.18
2002
3,300
$9,383,377.50
$979,908.30
10.4
82
$11,950.10
2001
3,300
$8,626,890
$986,800.04
11.4
83
$11,889.15
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.