That's an increase of 2.2 percent from 2014, when the city spent $2 million, or $2,337.01 per household.
Prophetstown has 854 households and a population of 2,100.
Since 2001, the City of Prophetstown budget has grown by 6.3 percent, from $1.92 million. The city population has grown five percent over the same period, from 2,000.
Salaries accounted for 21.3 percent of city spending in 2015. Prophetstown property taxpayers paid $433,962.06 for eight full-time employees and 12 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had eight full-time employees and four part-time employees, and spent $415,685.40.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
2,100
$2,040,000
$433,962.06
21.3
20
$21,698.10
2014
2,100
$1,995,809.37
$419,879.50
21
20
$20,993.97
2013
2,100
$1,255,622.16
$441,698.40
35.2
20
$22,084.92
2012
2,100
$1,338,569.06
$407,252
30.4
20
$20,362.60
2011
2,100
$1,224,946.80
$416,581.92
34
20
$20,829.09
2010
2,100
$2,230,013.31
$383,205.30
17.2
20
$19,160.26
2009
2,100
$1,646,996.47
$404,526.44
24.6
20
$20,226.32
2008
2,100
$1,646,996.47
$407,853.16
24.8
18
$22,658.50
2007
2,100
$1,502,437.95
$381,279.60
25.4
18
$21,182.19
2006
2,100
$1,540,962
$390,367.20
25.3
18
$21,687.06
2005
2,100
$1,732,866.52
$429,688.52
24.8
16
$26,855.53
2004
2,100
$1,850,049.63
$463,231.26
25
16
$28,951.95
2003
2,100
$2,408,354.52
$440,907.72
18.3
16
$27,556.73
2002
2,100
$2,607,156.45
$452,155.50
17.3
18
$25,119.74
2001
2,000
$1,919,091.89
$415,685.40
21.7
12
$34,640.45
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.