That's an increase of 126.4 percent from 2016, when the city spent $11.13 million, or $3,389 per household.
West Frankfort has 3,284 households and a population of 8,182.
Since 2001, the City of West Frankfort budget has grown by 184.7 percent, from $8.85 million. The city population has fallen 0.2 percent over the same period, from 8,196.
Salaries accounted for 12 percent of city spending in 2017. West Frankfort property taxpayers paid $3.02 million for 48 full-time employees and 36 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 62 full-time employees and nine part-time employees, and spent $2.92 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
8,182
$25,201,645
$3,017,101
12
84
$35,918
2016
8,182
$11,130,000
$2,793,029
25.1
83
$33,651
2015
8,182
$15,685,021
$2,917,817
18.6
82
$35,583
2014
8,182
$14,262,472
$2,868,807
20.1
78
$36,780
2013
8,182
$13,731,173
$2,671,577
19.5
74
$36,102
2012
8,182
$12,768,370
$2,702,783
21.2
82
$32,961
2011
8,196
$10,735,000
$2,715,678
25.3
86
$31,578
2010
8,196
$11,400,000
$3,094,286
27.1
97
$31,900
2009
8,196
$10,548,378
$3,175,434
30.1
112
$28,352
2008
8,196
$11,115,000
$3,171,753
28.5
109
$29,099
2007
8,196
$11,647,638
$2,966,064
25.5
101
$29,367
2006
8,196
$10,770,985
$3,087,159
28.7
106
$29,124
2005
8,196
$11,384,766
$3,410,690
30
109
$31,291
2004
8,196
$11,374,410
$3,392,950
29.8
104
$32,625
2003
8,196
$10,713,850
$3,230,160
30.1
103
$31,361
2002
8,196
$9,337,966
$2,929,163
31.4
86
$34,060
2001
8,196
$8,853,193
$2,915,567
32.9
71
$41,064
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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