That's a decrease of 2.5 percent from 2016, when the city spent $44.84 million.
Marion has a population of 17,438.
Since 2001, the City of Marion budget has grown by 29.6 percent, from $33.74 million. The city population has grown 8.7 percent over the same period, from 16,035.
Salaries accounted for 26.1 percent of city spending in 2017. Marion property taxpayers paid $11.40 million for 204 full-time employees and 199 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 143 full-time employees and 18 part-time employees, and spent $7.17 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
17,438
$43,732,179
$11,396,755
26.1
403
$28,280
2016
17,438
$44,839,163
$11,052,065
24.6
309
$35,767
2015
17,438
$44,870,786
$10,320,957
23
312
$33,080
2014
17,413
$57,509,812
$8,700,935
15.1
202
$43,074
2013
17,129
$52,492,990
$8,222,734
15.7
185
$44,447
2012
17,129
$48,324,496
$7,807,384
16.2
190
$41,091
2011
17,129
$49,964,306
$7,927,150
15.9
179
$44,286
2010
17,129
$52,499,736
$8,161,268
15.5
183
$44,597
2009
17,129
$55,104,075
$8,900,645
16.2
183
$48,637
2008
17,129
$43,640,064
$8,446,293
19.4
176
$47,990
2007
17,129
$41,470,972
$8,385,132
20.2
162
$51,760
2006
16,035
$37,759,375
$8,270,978
21.9
177
$46,729
2005
16,035
$33,009,080
$7,407,443
22.4
173
$42,818
2004
16,035
$45,243,291
$7,955,360
17.6
171
$46,523
2003
16,035
$52,142,087
$6,913,769
13.3
163
$42,416
2002
16,035
$50,164,415
$7,409,105
14.8
155
$47,801
2001
16,035
$33,736,601
$7,166,161
21.2
161
$44,510
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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