That's a decrease of 6.1 percent from 2016, when the city spent $2.95 million, or $2,793 per household.
Lewistown has 1,056 households and a population of 2,249.
Since 2001, the City of Lewistown budget has grown by 1.7 percent, from $2.72 million. The city population has fallen 11.1 percent over the same period, from 2,531.
Salaries accounted for 18.5 percent of city spending in 2017. Lewistown property taxpayers paid $511,816 for 12 full-time employees and 29 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 11 full-time employees and 44 part-time employees, and spent $542,400.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
2,249
$2,768,280
$511,816
18.5
41
$12,483
2016
2,448
$2,949,622
$487,680
16.5
50
$9,754
2015
2,448
$3,007,538
$539,190
17.9
50
$10,784
2014
2,448
$3,303,702
$536,596
16.2
47
$11,417
2013
2,448
$3,274,068
$552,015
16.9
28
$19,715
2012
2,448
$3,509,737
$569,298
16.2
25
$22,772
2011
2,448
$3,342,201
$537,706
16.1
49
$10,974
2010
2,448
$3,104,106
$571,827
18.4
49
$11,670
2009
2,448
$3,210,363
$604,401
18.8
49
$12,335
2008
2,448
$3,395,574
$582,260
17.1
49
$11,883
2007
2,448
$3,268,990
$554,900
17
49
$11,324
2006
2,448
$3,603,500
$533,339
14.8
49
$10,884
2005
2,522
$3,660,592
$493,454
13.5
46
$10,727
2004
2,522
$3,351,613
$496,974
14.8
57
$8,719
2003
2,522
$2,605,896
$520,858
20
59
$8,828
2002
2,522
$2,543,940
$512,070
20.1
57
$8,984
2001
2,531
$2,722,021
$542,400
19.9
55
$9,862
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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