That's a decrease of 8.9 percent from 2016, when the city spent $29.70 million, or $7,373 per household.
Waterloo has 4,028 households and a population of 10,879.
Since 2001, the City of Waterloo budget has grown by 25.5 percent, from $21.57 million. The city population has grown 42.9 percent over the same period, from 7,614.
Salaries accounted for 16.3 percent of city spending in 2017. Waterloo property taxpayers paid $4.41 million for 56 full-time employees and 51 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 49 full-time employees and 17 part-time employees, and spent $3.05 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
10,879
$27,067,556
$4,411,454
16.3
107
$41,229
2016
9,811
$29,699,902
$4,296,878
14.5
106
$40,537
2015
9,811
$29,570,419
$4,182,746
14.1
105
$39,836
2014
9,811
$30,506,678
$4,140,303
13.6
97
$42,684
2013
9,811
$25,659,867
$4,178,907
16.3
95
$43,988
2012
9,811
$35,489,648
$4,105,875
11.6
96
$42,770
2011
9,811
$26,828,689
$4,114,585
15.3
96
$42,860
2010
10,134
$29,409,883
$4,212,050
14.3
97
$43,423
2009
10,134
$31,778,238
$4,011,930
12.6
86
$46,650
2008
10,134
$31,229,694
$3,734,569
12
85
$43,936
2007
8,945
$36,708,743
$3,709,525
10.1
82
$45,238
2006
8,945
$31,608,695
$3,646,983
11.5
82
$44,475
2005
8,945
$25,177,543
$3,721,019
14.8
82
$45,378
2004
8,945
$23,387,992
$3,762,019
16.1
86
$43,744
2003
7,614
$22,694,829
$3,323,384
14.6
85
$39,099
2002
7,614
$30,821,935
$3,182,488
10.3
80
$39,781
2001
7,614
$21,574,103
$3,047,103
14.1
66
$46,168
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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