That's a decrease of 4.9 percent from 2016, when the city spent $45.51 million, or $6,161 per household.
Mattoon has 7,386 households and a population of 18,555.
Since 2001, the City of Mattoon budget has grown by 18.2 percent, from $36.62 million. The city population has grown 1.4 percent over the same period, from 18,291.
Salaries accounted for 21.9 percent of city spending in 2017. Mattoon property taxpayers paid $9.48 million for 148 full-time employees and 49 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 197 full-time employees and 46 part-time employees, and spent $11.48 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
18,555
$43,268,662
$9,481,476
21.9
197
$48,129
2016
18,555
$45,507,305
$9,777,226
21.5
196
$49,884
2015
18,555
$47,044,213
$9,461,091
20.1
190
$49,795
2014
18,555
$43,528,614
$9,356,547
21.5
198
$47,255
2013
18,555
$46,204,895
$9,326,807
20.2
200
$46,634
2012
18,555
$44,030,021
$9,236,965
21
197
$46,888
2011
18,555
$47,282,685
$9,133,847
19.3
208
$43,913
2010
18,921
$41,947,041
$10,134,338
24.2
214
$47,357
2009
18,291
$44,510,421
$10,422,786
23.4
215
$48,478
2008
18,291
$39,975,494
$10,351,658
25.9
230
$45,007
2007
18,291
$40,258,121
$10,683,037
26.5
230
$46,448
2006
18,291
$42,473,439
$10,125,740
23.8
232
$43,645
2005
18,291
$48,694,318
$10,135,359
20.8
228
$44,453
2004
18,291
$52,507,959
$10,608,775
20.2
234
$45,337
2003
18,291
$44,239,911
$10,636,518
24
192
$55,399
2002
18,291
$49,401,953
$11,373,177
23
257
$44,254
2001
18,291
$36,618,988
$11,481,607
31.4
243
$47,249
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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