That's an increase of seven percent from 2014, when the city spent $42.30 million, or $5,726.60 per household.
Mattoon has 7,386 households and a population of 18,555.
Since 2001, the City of Mattoon budget has grown by 28.1 percent, from $35.33 million. The city population has grown 1.4 percent over the same period, from 18,291.
Salaries accounted for 20.1 percent of city spending in 2015. Mattoon property taxpayers paid $9.10 million for 149 full-time employees and 41 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 197 full-time employees and 46 part-time employees, and spent $11.08 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
18,555
$45,268,959.66
$9,104,069.16
20.1
190
$47,916.15
2014
18,555
$42,296,671.90
$9,091,738.93
21.5
198
$45,917.87
2013
18,555
$44,493,602.40
$8,981,369.28
20.2
200
$44,906.84
2012
18,555
$42,818,185.90
$8,982,736.80
21
197
$45,597.64
2011
18,555
$45,190,530.72
$8,729,694
19.3
208
$41,969.68
2010
18,921
$40,843,171.50
$9,867,644.70
24.2
214
$46,110.48
2009
18,291
$42,988,697.35
$10,066,451.32
23.4
215
$46,820.70
2008
18,291
$38,608,810.57
$9,997,755.23
25.9
230
$43,468.50
2007
18,291
$38,608,198.20
$10,245,207.96
26.5
230
$44,544.38
2006
18,291
$40,774,501.20
$9,720,710.40
23.8
232
$41,899.61
2005
18,291
$46,446,888.32
$9,667,573.20
20.8
228
$42,401.63
2004
18,291
$50,548,706.76
$10,212,924.84
20.2
234
$43,644.97
2003
18,291
$42,938,736.72
$10,323,679.08
24
192
$53,769.16
2002
18,291
$47,637,597.15
$10,966,992.30
23
257
$42,673.12
2001
18,291
$35,329,587.40
$11,077,325.43
31.4
243
$45,585.70
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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