That's a decrease of 9.7 percent from 2014, when the city spent $29.55 million, or $11,936.39 per household.
Watseka has 2,476 households and a population of 5,144.
Since 2001, the City of Watseka budget has grown by 14.8 percent, from $23.24 million. The city population has fallen 9.3 percent over the same period, from 5,670.
Salaries accounted for 4.6 percent of city spending in 2015. Watseka property taxpayers paid $1.23 million for 21 full-time employees and 75 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 28 full-time employees and 48 part-time employees, and spent $1.43 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
5,144
$26,682,588
$1,232,741.40
4.6
96
$12,841.05
2014
5,199
$29,554,511
$1,193,441.43
4
100
$11,934.41
2013
5,255
$18,319,548
$1,170,054.08
6.4
95
$12,316.35
2012
5,255
$30,004,890
$1,205,313.28
4
104
$11,589.55
2011
5,255
$27,656,640
$1,358,187.48
4.9
100
$13,581.87
2010
5,493
$36,281,460
$1,426,396.62
3.9
120
$11,886.63
2009
5,493
$36,935,180
$1,446,795.50
3.9
143
$10,117.45
2008
5,543
$32,985,830
$1,337,679.31
4.1
114
$11,734.02
2007
5,670
$31,553,379
$1,276,826.85
4
131
$9,746.76
2006
5,670
$34,813,140
$1,272,463.20
3.7
131
$9,713.45
2005
5,670
$35,393,568
$1,353,014.84
3.8
83
$16,301.38
2004
5,670
$33,008,778
$1,357,672.11
4.1
72
$18,856.55
2003
5,670
$25,885,860
$1,470,396.84
5.7
76
$19,347.32
2002
5,670
$26,879,175
$1,461,362.85
5.4
76
$19,228.45
2001
5,670
$23,242,050
$1,428,716.83
6.1
76
$18,798.90
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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