That's a decrease of 45.5 percent from 2014, when the city spent $80.03 million, or $16,128.38 per household.
Taylorville has 4,962 households and a population of 11,246.
Since 2001, the City of Taylorville budget has grown by 113 percent, from $20.49 million. The city population has fallen 6.3 percent over the same period, from 12,000.
Salaries accounted for 11 percent of city spending in 2015. Taylorville property taxpayers paid $4.79 million for 80 full-time employees and 40 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 105 full-time employees and 138 part-time employees, and spent $4.60 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
11,246
$43,633,458
$4,789,548.72
11
120
$39,912.90
2014
11,600
$80,029,043
$4,664,854.55
5.8
117
$39,870.55
2013
11,600
$24,134,240
$4,484,471.68
18.6
117
$38,328.81
2012
11,600
$49,933,314
$4,564,389.68
9.1
195
$23,407.12
2011
11,600
$55,384,128
$4,718,653.92
8.5
195
$24,198.22
2010
11,600
$58,880,505
$4,818,119.28
8.2
207
$23,275.93
2009
11,600
$43,024,298
$5,039,099.40
11.7
202
$24,946.03
2008
11,600
$38,507,462
$4,944,581.68
12.8
211
$23,434.03
2007
11,600
$42,830,541
$5,091,494.85
11.9
205
$24,836.56
2006
11,200
$38,691,840
$4,936,933.20
12.8
212
$23,287.42
2005
11,318
$29,368,140.16
$4,935,289.28
16.8
196
$25,180.04
2004
12,000
$36,621,745.50
$5,098,198.68
13.9
190
$26,832.62
2003
12,000
$29,331,984
$5,070,867.12
17.3
271
$18,711.68
2002
12,000
$32,960,209.50
$4,952,052.45
15
253
$19,573.32
2001
12,000
$20,486,904.65
$4,597,681.64
22.4
243
$18,920.50
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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