That's a decrease of 10 percent from 2016, when the city spent $86.91 million, or $16,014 per household.
Effingham has 5,427 households and a population of 12,328.
Since 2001, the City of Effingham budget has grown by 11.5 percent, from $70.13 million. The city population has grown 2.5 percent over the same period, from 12,022.
Salaries accounted for 9.5 percent of city spending in 2017. Effingham property taxpayers paid $7.40 million for 115 full-time employees and 72 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 131 full-time employees and 102 part-time employees, and spent $7.50 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
12,328
$78,178,298
$7,403,080
9.5
187
$39,589
2016
12,328
$86,908,526
$7,497,539
8.6
167
$44,895
2015
12,577
$75,354,897
$7,075,114
9.4
164
$43,141
2014
12,558
$82,971,394
$6,843,318
8.2
169
$40,493
2013
12,328
$79,813,728
$5,957,650
7.5
164
$36,327
2012
12,328
$68,654,904
$6,523,302
9.5
161
$40,517
2011
12,328
$106,820,143
$7,290,621
6.8
147
$49,596
2010
12,384
$141,936,897
$8,116,518
5.7
164
$49,491
2009
12,834
$121,606,349
$7,718,625
6.3
205
$37,652
2008
12,834
$118,798,161
$7,137,628
6
168
$42,486
2007
12,834
$84,169,325
$7,343,442
8.7
173
$42,448
2006
12,834
$57,815,438
$6,872,475
11.9
158
$43,497
2005
12,384
$57,398,445
$6,703,060
11.7
130
$51,562
2004
12,384
$58,683,086
$7,088,729
12.1
230
$30,821
2003
12,384
$63,741,429
$7,470,941
11.7
153
$48,830
2002
12,384
$63,876,887
$7,858,056
12.3
232
$33,871
2001
12,022
$70,133,303
$7,504,612
10.7
233
$32,209
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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