That's an increase of 2.7 percent from 2016, when the city spent $5.50 million, or $5,658 per household.
El Paso has 972 households and a population of 2,812.
Since 2001, the City of El Paso budget has grown by 19 percent, from $4.75 million. The city population has grown 12.5 percent over the same period, from 2,499.
Salaries accounted for 20.7 percent of city spending in 2017. El Paso property taxpayers paid $1.17 million for 17 full-time employees and 86 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 15 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees, and spent $1.14 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
2,812
$5,647,629
$1,167,851
20.7
103
$11,338
2016
2,798
$5,499,702
$1,153,417
21
77
$14,979
2015
2,824
$5,536,275
$1,074,196
19.4
53
$20,268
2014
2,824
$7,186,593
$1,043,491
14.5
53
$19,689
2013
2,824
$5,716,270
$1,048,948
18.4
53
$19,791
2012
2,824
$5,553,110
$1,088,481
19.6
53
$20,537
2011
2,870
$6,002,754
$982,518
16.4
35
$28,072
2010
2,870
$5,103,467
$998,697
19.6
35
$28,534
2009
2,870
$4,763,856
$1,026,110
21.5
26
$39,466
2007
2,695
$9,382,197
$828,726
8.8
25
$33,149
2006
2,695
$4,007,851
$1,025,256
25.6
25
$41,010
2005
2,695
$3,528,114
$1,117,085
31.7
25
$44,683
2004
2,695
$6,606,808
$1,164,822
17.6
25
$46,593
2003
2,695
$4,951,469
$1,231,660
24.9
25
$49,266
2002
2,695
$5,883,791
$1,186,497
20.2
25
$47,460
2001
2,499
$4,746,546
$1,140,935
24
25
$45,637
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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