That's a decrease of 16.8 percent from 2016, when the city spent $5.64 million, or $5,792 per household.
Knoxville has 973 households and a population of 2,911.
Since 2001, the City of Knoxville budget has grown by 91.8 percent, from $2.44 million. The city population has fallen 19.1 percent over the same period, from 3,600.
Salaries accounted for 14.4 percent of city spending in 2017. Knoxville property taxpayers paid $674,527 for 15 full-time employees and 42 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 13 full-time employees and 16 part-time employees, and spent $617,774.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
2,911
$4,688,552
$674,527
14.4
57
$11,834
2016
2,911
$5,635,424
$670,420
11.9
54
$12,415
2015
2,911
$5,772,113
$662,927
11.5
50
$13,259
2014
2,911
$5,043,925
$614,567
12.2
51
$12,050
2013
2,911
$5,893,150
$610,233
10.4
44
$13,869
2012
2,911
$5,624,040
$602,468
10.7
50
$12,049
2011
2,914
$5,524,958
$608,658
11
51
$11,934
2010
2,914
$5,630,819
$620,086
11
44
$14,093
2009
3,183
$5,110,344
$632,744
12.4
32
$19,773
2008
4,176
$4,903,488
$571,752
11.7
29
$19,716
2007
4,176
$5,693,270
$551,320
9.7
29
$19,011
2006
4,176
$5,690,269
$503,431
8.8
29
$17,360
2005
4,176
$2,333,975
$582,657
25
29
$20,092
2004
3,600
$2,716,200
$700,133
25.8
29
$24,143
2003
3,600
$2,324,547
$645,257
27.8
32
$20,164
2002
3,600
$2,787,680
$638,546
22.9
32
$19,955
2001
3,600
$2,443,905
$617,774
25.3
29
$21,303
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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