That's a decrease of 3.3 percent from 2016, when the city spent $24.33 million, or $4,274 per household.
Charleston has 5,691 households and a population of 21,838.
Since 2001, the City of Charleston budget has grown by 34.3 percent, from $17.51 million. The city population has grown 3.8 percent over the same period, from 21,039.
Salaries accounted for 38 percent of city spending in 2017. Charleston property taxpayers paid $8.94 million for 136 full-time employees and 74 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 133 full-time employees and 124 part-time employees, and spent $8.47 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
21,838
$23,510,696
$8,939,392
38
210
$42,569
2016
21,838
$24,325,359
$9,354,317
38.5
187
$50,023
2015
21,838
$30,055,246
$9,000,493
29.9
195
$46,156
2014
21,838
$25,602,777
$8,722,750
34.1
194
$44,963
2013
21,838
$24,871,029
$8,684,804
34.9
210
$41,356
2012
21,838
$27,697,907
$8,799,084
31.8
210
$41,900
2011
21,838
$29,358,192
$8,898,071
30.3
198
$44,940
2010
21,040
$26,214,225
$9,262,418
35.3
190
$48,750
2009
21,040
$27,963,110
$9,282,844
33.2
203
$45,728
2008
21,040
$30,937,044
$8,835,256
28.6
211
$41,873
2007
21,040
$29,673,162
$8,712,014
29.4
206
$42,291
2006
21,040
$31,122,468
$8,641,548
27.8
192
$45,008
2005
21,040
$38,576,619
$8,756,439
22.7
197
$44,449
2004
21,040
$36,247,360
$8,782,637
24.2
182
$48,256
2003
21,039
$17,170,416
$8,656,412
50.4
177
$48,906
2002
21,039
$20,004,544
$8,551,053
42.7
180
$47,506
2001
21,039
$17,511,980
$8,466,263
48.3
257
$32,943
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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