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The price of local government in 2017: City of Christopher

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The City of Christopher budget was $4.23 million for its 2017 fiscal year, or $3,600 per household.

That's an increase of 0.9 percent from 2016, when the city spent $4.19 million, or $3,569 per household.

Christopher has 1,174 households and a population of 2,885.

Since 2001, the City of Christopher budget has grown by 93.5 percent, from $2.18 million. The city population has grown 3.6 percent over the same period, from 2,785.

Salaries accounted for 13.9 percent of city spending in 2017. Christopher property taxpayers paid $587,617 for 20 full-time employees and 12 part-time employees.

In 2001, the city had 11 full-time employees and 46 part-time employees, and spent $522,150.

Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
2,885
$4,226,090
$587,617
13.9
32
$18,363
2016
2,885
$4,189,736
$577,532
13.8
32
$18,048
2015
2,885
$3,874,804
$550,147
14.2
32
$17,192
2014
2,885
$3,874,804
$556,992
14.4
32
$17,406
2013
2,885
$4,048,488
$567,492
14
32
$17,734
2012
2,885
$3,868,519
$564,494
14.6
32
$17,640
2011
2,885
$4,239,478
$598,903
14.1
32
$18,716
2010
2,885
$4,201,869
$611,635
14.6
32
$19,114
2009
2,885
$4,016,903
$575,808
14.3
32
$17,994
2008
2,885
$4,046,679
$475,170
11.7
32
$14,849
2007
2,885
$3,357,623
$546,521
16.3
32
$17,079
2006
2,885
$3,259,500
$508,006
15.6
32
$15,875
2005
2,885
$3,422,900
$524,241
15.3
32
$16,383
2004
2,885
$3,581,150
$509,386
14.2
32
$15,918
2003
2,885
$1,025,508
$553,217
53.9
32
$17,288
2002
2,885
$5,382,580
$558,058
10.4
32
$17,439
2001
2,785
$2,184,363
$522,150
23.9
57
$9,161

All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.

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