That's a decrease of 2.9 percent from 2016, when the city spent $7.71 million, or $11,097 per household.
Zeigler has 695 households and a population of 1,800.
Since 2001, the City of Zeigler budget has grown by 61.7 percent, from $4.63 million. The city population has grown 3.1 percent over the same period, from 1,746.
Salaries accounted for 6.6 percent of city spending in 2017. Zeigler property taxpayers paid $496,209 for 14 full-time employees and 18 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 12 full-time employees and 22 part-time employees, and spent $414,526.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
1,800
$7,491,737
$496,209
6.6
32
$15,507
2016
1,801
$7,712,082
$495,058
6.4
31
$15,970
2015
1,804
$7,785,530
$478,230
6.1
31
$15,427
2014
1,801
$7,785,530
$465,798
6
31
$15,026
2013
1,801
$8,194,543
$501,468
6.1
33
$15,196
2012
1,801
$7,761,895
$563,465
7.3
31
$18,176
2011
1,700
$8,280,651
$588,350
7.1
37
$15,901
2010
1,700
$7,800,479
$500,793
6.4
39
$12,841
2009
1,700
$7,186,930
$429,893
6
38
$11,313
2008
1,700
$7,103,216
$436,548
6.1
35
$12,473
2007
1,700
$7,216,636
$444,190
6.2
31
$14,329
2006
1,700
$6,932,621
$444,286
6.4
30
$14,810
2005
1,700
$6,392,828
$423,622
6.6
28
$15,129
2004
1,669
$7,025,390
$443,728
6.3
26
$17,066
2003
1,669
$4,693,231
$400,334
8.5
26
$15,397
2002
1,746
$4,900,000
$400,887
8.2
25
$16,035
2001
1,746
$4,631,855
$414,526
8.9
34
$12,192
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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