That's an increase of 13.3 percent from 2014, when the city spent $4.90 million, or $5,037.18 per household.
Knoxville has 973 households and a population of 2,911.
Since 2001, the City of Knoxville budget has grown by 135.6 percent, from $2.36 million. The city population has fallen 19.1 percent over the same period, from 3,600.
Salaries accounted for 11.5 percent of city spending in 2015. Knoxville property taxpayers paid $637,911.06 for 15 full-time employees and 35 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 13 full-time employees and 16 part-time employees, and spent $596,021.24.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
2,911
$5,554,297.80
$637,911.06
11.5
50
$12,758.22
2014
2,911
$4,901,172.60
$597,173.40
12.2
51
$11,709.28
2013
2,911
$5,674,884.80
$587,632.24
10.4
44
$13,355.27
2012
2,911
$5,469,250.20
$585,886.38
10.7
50
$11,717.72
2011
2,914
$5,280,490.44
$581,725.80
11
51
$11,406.38
2010
2,914
$5,482,639.65
$603,767.85
11
44
$13,721.99
2009
3,183
$4,935,630.95
$611,111.91
12.4
32
$19,097.24
2008
4,176
$4,735,846.95
$552,205.01
11.7
29
$19,041.55
2007
4,176
$5,459,939.55
$528,725.34
9.7
29
$18,231.90
2006
4,176
$5,462,658
$483,294
8.8
29
$16,665.31
2005
4,176
$2,226,252.60
$555,765.52
25
29
$19,164.32
2004
3,600
$2,614,849.35
$674,008.23
25.8
29
$23,241.66
2003
3,600
$2,256,178.32
$626,279.28
27.8
32
$19,571.22
2002
3,600
$2,688,120
$615,740.40
22.9
32
$19,241.88
2001
3,600
$2,357,852.20
$596,021.24
25.3
29
$20,552.45
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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