That's an increase of 1.2 percent from 2016, when the city spent $27.01 million, or $7,185 per household.
Wood River has 3,760 households and a population of 10,657.
Since 2001, the City of Wood River budget has grown by 30.1 percent, from $21.02 million. The city population has fallen 7.2 percent over the same period, from 11,490.
Salaries accounted for 18.9 percent of city spending in 2017. Wood River property taxpayers paid $5.16 million for 65 full-time employees and 124 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 80 full-time employees and 150 part-time employees, and spent $5.33 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
10,657
$27,336,748
$5,158,091
18.9
189
$27,291
2016
10,657
$27,014,657
$5,100,533
18.9
186
$27,422
2015
10,657
$18,884,344
$5,105,139
27
205
$24,903
2014
10,657
$25,133,588
$5,228,162
20.8
192
$27,230
2013
10,657
$30,073,503
$5,316,500
17.7
190
$27,982
2012
10,657
$19,721,313
$5,415,373
27.5
218
$24,841
2011
10,657
$27,951,844
$5,635,181
20.2
192
$29,350
2010
11,296
$19,156,635
$5,707,731
29.8
152
$37,551
2009
11,296
$22,487,974
$5,652,132
25.1
129
$43,815
2008
11,296
$26,815,179
$5,435,549
20.3
156
$34,843
2007
12,400
$34,990,075
$5,272,747
15.1
158
$33,372
2006
11,500
$35,899,026
$5,111,131
14.2
149
$34,303
2005
11,500
$28,465,605
$5,280,233
18.5
112
$47,145
2004
11,500
$31,874,481
$5,562,993
17.5
147
$37,843
2003
11,296
$26,127,160
$5,152,979
19.7
225
$22,902
2002
11,296
$16,182,963
$5,361,086
33.1
230
$23,309
2001
11,490
$21,017,206
$5,333,172
25.4
230
$23,188
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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