That's a decrease of 23.5 percent from 2014, when the city spent $91.69 million, or $8,625.48 per household.
Galesburg has 10,630 households and a population of 31,665.
Since 2001, the City of Galesburg budget has grown by 23.9 percent, from $56.62 million. The city population has fallen 6.1 percent over the same period, from 33,706.
Salaries accounted for 22.4 percent of city spending in 2015. Galesburg property taxpayers paid $15.75 million for 260 full-time employees and 252 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 237 full-time employees and 250 part-time employees, and spent $15.06 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
31,665
$70,160,788.74
$15,751,851.84
22.5
512
$30,765.33
2014
31,665
$91,688,872.69
$15,505,701.37
16.9
464
$33,417.45
2013
32,195
$81,153,451.60
$16,048,961.76
19.8
390
$41,151.18
2012
32,195
$86,888,798.90
$16,173,736.52
18.6
393
$41,154.54
2011
32,195
$62,847,770.40
$16,138,970.28
25.7
392
$41,170.84
2010
31,337
$51,650,597.70
$15,323,868.57
29.7
391
$39,191.47
2009
31,006
$77,518,091.53
$16,045,812.42
20.7
689
$23,288.55
2008
31,738
$51,047,072
$14,521,753.17
28.4
689
$21,076.56
2007
31,738
$50,516,541.27
$14,470,768.26
28.6
594
$24,361.56
2006
32,809
$52,112,832
$14,284,392
27.4
393
$36,347.05
2005
33,706
$44,986,418.80
$14,357,455.32
31.9
415
$34,596.27
2004
33,706
$45,268,815.45
$14,493,948.51
32
417
$34,757.67
2003
33,706
$52,798,870.08
$15,265,289.16
28.9
361
$42,286.11
2002
33,706
$50,449,516.20
$10,018,229.85
19.9
328
$30,543.38
2001
33,706
$56,620,194.33
$15,060,303.14
26.6
487
$30,924.64
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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