That's a decrease of 2.3 percent from 2016, when the city spent $19.15 million, or $14,421 per household.
Nashville has 1,328 households and a population of 3,077.
Since 2001, the City of Nashville budget has grown by 34.1 percent, from $13.96 million. The city population has fallen 1.6 percent over the same period, from 3,127.
Salaries accounted for 10.2 percent of city spending in 2017. Nashville property taxpayers paid $1.92 million for 41 full-time employees and 27 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 41 full-time employees and 22 part-time employees, and spent $1.22 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
3,077
$18,718,479
$1,918,640
10.2
68
$28,215
2016
3,077
$19,150,898
$1,661,944
8.7
68
$24,440
2015
3,077
$19,969,083
$1,812,121
9.1
68
$26,649
2014
3,077
$19,823,007
$1,736,707
8.8
68
$25,540
2013
3,077
$19,301,381
$1,831,960
9.5
68
$26,941
2012
3,077
$19,953,757
$1,827,574
9.2
67
$27,277
2011
3,077
$21,353,408
$1,814,387
8.5
60
$30,240
2010
3,077
$21,043,510
$1,741,622
8.3
66
$26,388
2009
3,077
$19,766,817
$1,797,380
9.1
61
$29,465
2008
3,077
$19,950,817
$1,648,132
8.3
63
$26,161
2007
3,077
$20,214,239
$1,734,558
8.6
58
$29,906
2006
3,125
$21,020,938
$1,835,464
8.7
63
$29,134
2005
3,125
$21,235,011
$1,764,749
8.3
66
$26,739
2004
3,125
$20,708,493
$1,911,857
9.2
64
$29,873
2003
3,127
$17,898,321
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2002
3,127
$19,177,830
$1,631,106
8.5
46
$35,459
2001
3,127
$13,956,328
$1,217,355
8.7
63
$19,323
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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