That's a decrease of 3.3 percent from 2016, when the city spent $1.96 million, or $2,655 per household.
Jonesboro has 737 households and a population of 1,759.
Since 2001, the City of Jonesboro budget has fallen by 18.9 percent, from $2.33 million. The city population has fallen 12 percent over the same period, from 2,000.
Salaries accounted for 28.6 percent of city spending in 2017. Jonesboro property taxpayers paid $540,206 for 11 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 14 full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $472,190.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
1,759
$1,891,737
$540,206
28.6
21
$25,724
2016
1,772
$1,956,826
$540,638
27.6
24
$22,527
2015
1,788
$2,307,684
$565,104
24.5
23
$24,570
2014
1,821
$1,949,414
$549,635
28.2
26
$21,140
2013
1,821
$1,862,725
$487,454
26.2
40
$12,186
2012
1,810
$1,809,530
$511,650
28.3
50
$10,233
2011
1,821
$1,887,100
$525,738
27.9
15
$35,049
2010
2,000
$1,977,900
$528,553
26.7
24
$22,023
2009
1,852
$2,127,060
$518,291
24.4
23
$22,534
2008
1,832
$1,946,845
$512,492
26.3
26
$19,711
2007
2,000
$2,049,753
$530,848
25.9
14
$37,918
2006
1,900
$708,076
$518,598
73.2
15
$34,573
2005
1,853
$900,900
$491,702
54.6
22
$22,350
2004
1,853
$734,983
$463,099
63
21
$22,052
2003
1,853
$1,421,858
$448,212
31.5
21
$21,343
2002
1,853
$802,970
$478,318
59.6
21
$22,777
2001
2,000
$2,332,904
$472,190
20.2
17
$27,776
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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