That's a decrease of 14.6 percent from 2016, when the city spent $3.89 million, or $3,553 per household.
Cairo has 1,094 households and a population of 2,996.
Since 2001, the City of Cairo budget has fallen by 31.6 percent, from $4.85 million. The city population has fallen 37.6 percent over the same period, from 4,800.
Salaries accounted for 31.8 percent of city spending in 2017. Cairo property taxpayers paid $1.05 million for 18 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 39 full-time employees and 33 part-time employees, and spent $1.89 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
2,996
$3,318,213
$1,054,895
31.8
28
$37,675
2016
2,996
$3,886,601
$1,125,708
29
35
$32,163
2015
2,996
$4,784,384
$1,195,972
25
35
$34,171
2014
2,996
$5,146,265
$1,140,930
22.2
35
$32,598
2013
2,996
$5,542,753
$1,129,634
20.4
35
$32,275
2012
2,996
$2,836,866
$1,194,021
42.1
35
$34,115
2002
4,800
$4,939,203
$1,804,914
36.5
72
$25,068
2001
4,800
$4,851,430
$1,887,091
38.9
72
$26,210
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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