That's a decrease of 25 percent from 2014, when the city spent $27.96 million, or $4,842.34 per household.
Washington has 5,774 households and a population of 15,816.
Since 2001, the City of Washington budget has grown by 20.7 percent, from $17.38 million. The city population has grown 45.9 percent over the same period, from 10,841.
Salaries accounted for 18.6 percent of city spending in 2015. Washington property taxpayers paid $3.91 million for 59 full-time employees and 31 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 54 full-time employees and 27 part-time employees, and spent $2.98 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
15,816
$20,979,874.08
$3,909,311.16
18.6
90
$43,436.79
2014
15,134
$27,959,654.88
$4,063,697.11
14.5
89
$45,659.51
2013
15,134
$18,833,509.76
$3,736,112.64
19.8
90
$41,512.36
2012
15,134
$20,592,968.74
$3,807,144.76
18.5
85
$44,789.93
2011
15,134
$23,432,653.08
$3,686,586.48
15.7
86
$42,867.28
2010
14,292
$18,581,262.36
$3,762,478.20
20.2
75
$50,166.37
2009
13,167
$18,550,682.29
$3,522,581.77
19
79
$44,589.64
2008
13,764
$20,421,972.46
$3,387,594.23
16.6
75
$45,167.92
2007
13,365
$20,950,258.68
$3,329,767.35
15.9
76
$43,812.72
2006
13,200
$11,588,170.80
$3,335,091.60
28.8
79
$42,216.34
2005
13,200
$12,615,302.44
$3,384,500.64
26.8
80
$42,306.25
2004
11,637
$12,699,154.74
$3,056,226.72
24.1
77
$39,691.25
2003
11,637
$17,144,611.44
$3,387,725.88
19.8
80
$42,346.57
2002
11,637
$15,453,238.05
$3,076,578.45
19.9
82
$37,519.24
2001
10,841
$17,381,917.47
$2,980,963.82
17.1
81
$36,802.02
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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