That's an increase of 21.8 percent from 2016, when the city spent $26.75 million, or $4,737 per household.
Centralia has 5,648 households and a population of 12,452.
Since 2001, the City of Centralia budget has fallen by 1.8 percent, from $33.19 million. The city population has fallen 11.9 percent over the same period, from 14,136.
Salaries accounted for 17.4 percent of city spending in 2017. Centralia property taxpayers paid $5.68 million for 106 full-time employees and seven part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 135 full-time employees and spent $7.58 million, or $56,172 each.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
12,452
$32,595,126
$5,682,857
17.4
113
$50,291
2016
12,742
$26,754,141
$6,484,317
24.2
111
$58,417
2015
12,787
$21,904,535
$6,252,196
28.5
114
$54,844
2014
12,787
$23,071,172
$5,816,132
25.2
114
$51,019
2013
13,021
$27,282,497
$5,803,708
21.3
111
$52,286
2012
13,021
$27,497,759
$5,989,467
21.8
115
$52,082
2011
13,032
$31,424,520
$6,787,324
21.6
141
$48,137
2010
13,032
$27,879,221
$6,679,255
24
141
$47,371
2009
14,136
$27,861,238
$7,063,509
25.4
142
$49,743
2006
14,136
$30,557,853
$7,123,504
23.3
137
$51,996
2005
14,136
$32,618,541
$7,162,256
22
269
$26,625
2003
14,136
$33,675,318
$7,417,962
22
135
$54,948
2002
14,136
$35,715,915
$7,634,029
21.4
135
$56,548
2001
14,136
$33,191,206
$7,583,191
22.8
135
$56,172
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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