That's a decrease of 5.2 percent from 2014, when the city spent $44.01 million, or $4,552.05 per household.
Edwardsville has 9,668 households and a population of 26,631.
Since 2001, the City of Edwardsville budget has grown by 59 percent, from $26.23 million. The city population has grown 23.9 percent over the same period, from 21,491.
Salaries accounted for 29.2 percent of city spending in 2015. Edwardsville property taxpayers paid $12.19 million for 164 full-time employees and 136 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 120 full-time employees and 159 part-time employees, and spent $7.58 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
26,631
$41,712,549.12
$12,191,336.82
29.2
300
$40,637.78
2014
24,393
$44,009,202.43
$11,628,139.68
26.4
247
$47,077.48
2013
24,393
$44,436,476.24
$11,318,805.68
25.5
248
$45,640.34
2012
24,293
$54,298,166.10
$11,259,947.52
20.7
366
$30,764.88
2011
25,073
$56,708,209.08
$11,018,599.56
19.4
394
$27,965.98
2010
25,073
$51,005,901.93
$11,129,444.97
21.8
394
$28,247.32
2009
25,073
$52,709,317.82
$10,500,566.81
19.9
308
$34,092.74
2008
25,073
$47,548,272.21
$9,627,257.61
20.2
343
$28,067.80
2007
25,073
$49,541,567.40
$9,458,263.62
19.1
295
$32,061.91
2006
21,491
$50,632,779.60
$9,366,243.60
18.5
363
$25,802.32
2005
21,491
$44,133,167.36
$8,790,382.32
19.9
290
$30,311.66
2003
21,491
$42,285,075.36
$8,455,135.92
20
290
$29,155.64
2002
21,491
$42,925,677.30
$8,160,293.70
19
285
$28,632.60
2001
21,491
$26,229,313.08
$7,576,997.35
28.9
279
$27,157.69
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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