That's an increase of 20.9 percent from 2016, when the city spent $4.05 million, or $2,133 per household.
Eureka has 1,897 households and a population of 5,383.
Since 2001, the City of Eureka budget has grown by 47.7 percent, from $3.31 million. The city population has grown 21.4 percent over the same period, from 4,435.
Salaries accounted for 20.1 percent of city spending in 2017. Eureka property taxpayers paid $982,035 for 16 full-time employees and 33 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 19 full-time employees and 24 part-time employees, and spent $1.08 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
5,383
$4,891,320
$982,035
20.1
49
$20,042
2016
5,377
$4,046,426
$1,014,494
25.1
53
$19,141
2015
5,373
$4,079,039
$993,217
24.3
55
$18,058
2014
5,380
$3,606,862
$953,897
26.4
42
$22,712
2013
5,345
$4,193,154
$905,694
21.6
40
$22,642
2012
5,319
$3,686,328
$998,117
27.1
47
$21,237
2011
5,436
$3,668,414
$997,517
27.2
47
$21,224
2010
5,436
$3,727,554
$1,029,259
27.6
24
$42,886
2009
5,368
$4,601,033
$1,041,881
22.6
28
$37,210
2008
5,235
$5,097,591
$1,066,891
20.9
30
$35,563
2007
4,871
$4,881,347
$1,032,253
21.1
33
$31,280
2006
4,871
$6,640,143
$1,055,355
15.9
29
$36,392
2005
4,871
$4,267,315
$1,199,552
28.1
31
$38,695
2004
4,871
$4,348,615
$1,231,500
28.3
32
$38,484
2003
4,871
$6,452,744
$1,150,387
17.8
32
$35,950
2002
4,871
$5,223,540
$1,163,928
22.3
36
$32,331
2001
4,435
$3,312,257
$1,077,222
32.5
43
$25,052
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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