That's an increase of 77.7 percent from 2016, when the city spent $1.98 million, or $1,795 per household.
Carthage has 1,102 households and a population of 2,850.
Since 2001, the City of Carthage budget has grown by 38.8 percent, from $2.53 million. The city population has grown 4.6 percent over the same period, from 2,725.
Salaries accounted for 11.5 percent of city spending in 2017. Carthage property taxpayers paid $404,847 for 10 full-time employees and 15 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had nine full-time employees and two part-time employees, and spent $426,896.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
2,850
$3,515,215
$404,847
11.5
25
$16,194
2016
2,850
$1,978,065
$405,833
20.5
25
$16,233
2015
2,850
$1,679,493
$398,342
23.7
25
$15,934
2014
2,850
$3,018,081
$383,154
12.7
25
$15,326
2013
2,850
$3,222,639
$361,546
11.2
29
$12,467
2012
2,850
$2,332,758
$346,479
14.9
31
$11,177
2011
2,850
$2,160,099
$338,341
15.7
29
$11,667
2010
2,850
$3,567,116
$345,955
9.7
27
$12,813
2009
2,850
$2,665,336
$346,445
13
25
$13,858
2008
2,800
$2,216,889
$341,784
15.4
26
$13,146
2007
2,800
$2,878,669
$374,979
13
25
$14,999
2006
2,750
$2,990,435
$439,193
14.7
26
$16,892
2005
2,725
$3,134,416
$456,195
14.6
26
$17,546
2004
2,725
$2,957,129
$461,854
15.6
26
$17,764
2003
2,725
$3,009,853
$471,958
15.7
26
$18,152
2002
2,725
$3,486,231
$424,421
12.2
18
$23,579
2001
2,725
$2,533,108
$426,896
16.9
11
$38,809
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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