That's a decrease of 17.4 percent from 2016, when the city spent $11.73 million, or $6,459 per household.
Sparta has 1,816 households and a population of 4,302.
Since 2001, the City of Sparta budget has fallen by 1.7 percent, from $9.86 million. The city population has fallen 4.1 percent over the same period, from 4,486.
Salaries accounted for 22.3 percent of city spending in 2017. Sparta property taxpayers paid $2.16 million for 33 full-time employees and 77 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 43 full-time employees and 31 part-time employees, and spent $1.77 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
4,302
$9,691,111
$2,163,849
22.3
110
$19,671
2016
4,302
$11,729,242
$2,161,730
18.4
107
$20,203
2015
4,302
$10,123,714
$2,071,916
20.5
117
$17,709
2014
4,286
$8,899,909
$2,037,552
22.9
118
$17,267
2013
4,286
$8,855,790
$1,814,183
20.5
89
$20,384
2012
4,286
$8,924,757
$1,919,560
21.5
89
$21,568
2011
4,317
$8,776,428
$1,986,731
22.6
94
$21,135
2010
4,314
$16,046,583
$2,032,232
12.7
94
$21,619
2009
4,314
$23,175,463
$2,033,492
8.8
94
$21,633
2008
4,354
$19,115,425
$2,022,414
10.6
97
$20,850
2007
4,354
$15,518,668
$1,992,910
12.8
97
$20,545
2006
4,486
$18,737,494
$1,991,851
10.6
102
$19,528
2005
4,486
$30,330,638
$1,910,113
6.3
102
$18,727
2004
4,486
$12,739,347
$1,948,158
15.3
102
$19,100
2003
4,486
$14,104,805
$1,987,141
14.1
102
$19,482
2002
4,486
$9,672,551
$1,881,816
19.5
74
$25,430
2001
4,486
$9,860,520
$1,766,791
17.9
74
$23,876
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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