That's a decrease of 0.8 percent from 2016, when the city spent $47.18 million, or $16,629 per household.
Metropolis has 2,837 households and a population of 6,537.
Since 2001, the City of Metropolis budget has grown by 15 percent, from $40.70 million. The city population has grown 0.8 percent over the same period, from 6,482.
Salaries accounted for 10.6 percent of city spending in 2017. Metropolis property taxpayers paid $4.94 million for 84 full-time employees and 44 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 109 full-time employees and 36 part-time employees, and spent $3.75 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
6,537
$46,809,524
$4,941,022
10.6
128
$38,602
2016
6,537
$47,176,479
$4,867,604
10.3
135
$36,056
2015
6,537
$59,688,330
$5,025,925
8.4
139
$36,158
2014
6,537
$42,446,082
$5,020,955
11.8
129
$38,922
2013
6,537
$43,246,952
$5,094,265
11.8
129
$39,490
2012
6,537
$45,662,967
$5,420,920
11.9
130
$41,699
2011
6,537
$55,563,433
$5,697,382
10.3
144
$39,565
2010
6,490
$55,223,230
$5,416,526
9.8
148
$36,598
2007
6,482
$54,486,919
$5,283,832
9.7
149
$35,462
2006
6,482
$55,826,761
$5,061,620
9.1
145
$34,908
2005
6,482
$76,945,027
$4,969,071
6.5
147
$33,803
2004
6,482
$37,647,903
$4,916,749
13.1
133
$36,968
2003
6,482
$44,932,100
$4,154,750
9.2
149
$27,884
2002
6,482
$30,442,080
$3,841,478
12.6
142
$27,053
2001
6,482
$40,700,771
$3,752,796
9.2
145
$25,881
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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