That's an increase of 14.1 percent from 2014, when the city spent $44.47 million, or $3,417 per household.
Granite has 13,014 households and a population of 29,860.
Since 2001, the Granite City budget has grown by 54.5 percent, from $32.85 million. The city population has fallen four percent over the same period, from 31,101.
Salaries accounted for 32 percent of city spending in 2015. Granite property taxpayers paid $16.25 million for 228 full-time employees and 73 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 225 full-time employees and 27 part-time employees, and spent $14.80 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
29,860
$50,742,377.58
$16,246,342.74
32
301
$53,974.56
2014
29,860
$44,468,796.67
$15,444,570.87
34.7
301
$51,310.86
2013
29,860
$49,774,206.56
$15,710,771.44
31.6
301
$52,195.25
2012
29,849
$34,134,639.40
$16,922,885.16
49.6
301
$56,222.20
2011
29,849
$46,028,520
$15,734,112.84
34.2
305
$51,587.25
2010
30,703
$47,307,090
$15,217,028.85
32.2
311
$48,929.35
2009
30,703
$47,597,524.39
$15,147,717.80
31.8
259
$58,485.39
2008
30,796
$46,631,373.26
$14,720,246.71
31.6
241
$61,079.86
2007
30,796
$54,730,857.87
$15,241,317.39
27.8
241
$63,241.98
2006
30,796
$36,696,507.60
$13,995,164.40
38.1
255
$54,882.99
2005
31,301
$22,638,593.20
$12,921,026.92
57.1
244
$52,955.02
2004
31,301
$44,679,899.49
$13,914,305.07
31.1
244
$57,025.84
2001
31,101
$32,852,927.43
$14,797,561.80
45
252
$58,720.48
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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