That's a decrease of 2.6 percent from 2016, when the city spent $52.70 million, or $4,049 per household.
Granite has 13,014 households and a population of 28,908.
Since 2001, the Granite City budget has grown by 50.7 percent, from $34.05 million. The city population has fallen 7.1 percent over the same period, from 31,101.
Salaries accounted for 31.4 percent of city spending in 2017. Granite property taxpayers paid $16.10 million for 230 full-time employees and 83 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 225 full-time employees and 27 part-time employees, and spent $15.34 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
28,908
$51,324,795
$16,101,089
31.4
313
$51,441
2016
29,054
$52,699,882
$16,386,287
31.1
315
$52,020
2015
29,860
$52,732,275
$16,883,454
32
301
$56,091
2014
29,860
$45,764,004
$15,894,413
34.7
301
$52,805
2013
29,860
$51,688,599
$16,315,032
31.6
301
$54,203
2012
29,849
$35,100,714
$17,401,835
49.6
301
$57,813
2011
29,849
$48,159,470
$16,462,544
34.2
305
$53,976
2010
30,703
$48,585,660
$15,628,300
32.2
311
$50,252
2009
30,703
$49,282,393
$15,683,920
31.8
259
$60,556
2008
30,796
$48,282,041
$15,241,317
31.6
241
$63,242
2007
30,796
$57,069,783
$15,892,656
27.8
241
$65,945
2006
30,796
$38,225,529
$14,578,296
38.1
255
$57,170
2005
31,301
$23,734,009
$13,546,238
57.1
244
$55,517
2004
31,301
$46,411,679
$14,453,619
31.1
244
$59,236
2001
31,101
$34,051,939
$15,337,619
45
252
$60,864
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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