That's a decrease of six percent from 2014, when the city spent $22.42 million, or $4,003.25 per household.
Centralia has 5,600 households and a population of 12,787.
Since 2001, the City of Centralia budget has fallen by 34.2 percent, from $32.02 million. The city population has fallen 9.5 percent over the same period, from 14,136.
Salaries accounted for 28.5 percent of city spending in 2015. Centralia property taxpayers paid $6.02 million for 107 full-time employees and seven part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 135 full-time employees and spent $7.32 million, or $54,193.90 each.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
12,787
$21,077,949.12
$6,016,263.96
28.5
114
$52,774.24
2014
12,787
$22,418,214.71
$5,651,524.51
25.2
114
$49,574.77
2013
13,021
$26,272,033.84
$5,588,756.16
21.3
111
$50,349.15
2012
13,021
$26,740,940.12
$5,824,619.44
21.8
115
$50,648.86
2011
13,032
$30,034,054.80
$6,486,999.48
21.6
141
$46,007.08
2010
13,032
$27,145,557.27
$6,503,485.56
24
141
$46,124.01
2009
14,136
$26,908,717.12
$6,822,021.31
25.4
142
$48,042.40
2006
14,136
$29,335,538.40
$6,838,563.60
23.3
137
$49,916.52
2005
14,136
$31,113,069.40
$6,831,690.72
22
269
$25,396.61
2003
14,136
$32,684,867.16
$7,199,786.88
22
135
$53,331.75
2002
14,136
$34,440,346.80
$7,361,385.30
21.4
135
$54,528.78
2001
14,136
$32,022,501.93
$7,316,176.75
22.8
135
$54,193.90
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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