That's a decrease of one percent from 2014, when the city spent $7.57 million, or $10,885.16 per household.
Zeigler has 695 households and a population of 1,804.
Since 2001, the City of Zeigler budget has grown by 67.6 percent, from $4.47 million. The city population has grown 3.3 percent over the same period, from 1,746.
Salaries accounted for 6.1 percent of city spending in 2015. Zeigler property taxpayers paid $460,183.20 for 10 full-time employees and 21 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 12 full-time employees and 22 part-time employees, and spent $399,930.40.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
1,804
$7,491,736.80
$460,183.20
6.1
31
$14,844.61
2014
1,801
$7,565,185.20
$452,614.96
6
31
$14,600.48
2013
1,801
$7,891,041.60
$482,894.88
6.1
33
$14,633.17
2012
1,801
$7,548,265.30
$547,956.40
7.3
31
$17,676.01
2011
1,700
$7,914,250.80
$562,317.12
7.1
37
$15,197.76
2010
1,700
$7,595,202.75
$487,614.12
6.4
39
$12,502.92
2009
1,700
$6,941,222.75
$415,195.90
6
38
$10,926.20
2008
1,700
$6,860,371.25
$421,623.34
6.1
35
$12,046.38
2007
1,700
$6,920,871.75
$425,985.30
6.2
31
$13,741.46
2006
1,700
$6,655,316.40
$426,514.80
6.4
30
$14,217.15
2005
1,700
$6,097,774.40
$404,070.12
6.6
28
$14,431.07
2004
1,669
$6,763,248.12
$427,170.60
6.3
26
$16,429.63
2003
1,669
$4,555,194.60
$388,559.16
8.5
26
$14,944.58
2002
1,746
$4,725,000
$386,569.80
8.2
25
$15,462.79
2001
1,746
$4,468,761.90
$399,930.40
8.9
34
$11,762.65
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.