That's a decrease of 6.6 percent from 2016, when the city spent $78.19 million, or $15,757 per household.
Taylorville has 4,962 households and a population of 10,752.
Since 2001, the City of Taylorville budget has grown by 244.1 percent, from $21.23 million. The city population has fallen 10.4 percent over the same period, from 12,000.
Salaries accounted for 6.6 percent of city spending in 2017. Taylorville property taxpayers paid $4.80 million for 100 full-time employees and 45 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 105 full-time employees and 138 part-time employees, and spent $4.77 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
10,752
$73,057,704
$4,801,910
6.6
145
$33,117
2016
11,246
$78,186,780
$4,989,817
6.4
240
$20,791
2015
11,246
$45,344,574
$4,977,374
11
120
$41,478
2014
11,600
$82,359,986
$4,800,724
5.8
117
$41,032
2013
11,600
$25,062,480
$4,656,951
18.6
117
$39,803
2012
11,600
$51,346,521
$4,693,571
9.1
195
$24,070
2011
11,600
$57,948,208
$4,937,110
8.5
195
$25,319
2010
11,600
$60,471,870
$4,948,339
8.2
207
$23,905
2009
11,600
$44,547,282
$5,217,475
11.7
202
$25,829
2008
11,600
$39,870,558
$5,119,611
12.8
211
$24,264
2007
11,600
$44,660,906
$5,309,080
11.9
205
$25,898
2006
11,200
$40,304,000
$5,142,639
12.8
212
$24,258
2005
11,318
$30,789,179
$5,174,094
16.8
196
$26,398
2004
12,000
$38,041,193
$5,295,803
13.9
190
$27,873
2003
12,000
$30,220,832
$5,224,530
17.3
271
$19,279
2002
12,000
$34,180,958
$5,135,462
15
253
$20,298
2001
12,000
$21,234,602
$4,765,480
22.4
243
$19,611
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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