That's a decrease of 6.6 percent from 2016, when the city spent $50.20 million, or $5,629 per household.
Freeport has 8,919 households and a population of 25,638.
Since 2001, the City of Freeport budget has fallen by 17.5 percent, from $56.78 million. The city population has fallen three percent over the same period, from 26,443.
Salaries accounted for 23.5 percent of city spending in 2017. Freeport property taxpayers paid $11.01 million for 186 full-time employees and 36 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 249 full-time employees and 23 part-time employees, and spent $12.24 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
25,638
$46,867,818
$11,012,728
23.5
222
$49,607
2016
25,638
$50,203,696
$11,261,238
22.4
217
$51,895
2015
25,638
$54,169,374
$11,455,434
21.1
218
$52,548
2014
25,035
$59,850,334
$12,598,287
21
218
$57,790
2013
25,638
$51,258,837
$11,183,122
21.8
204
$54,819
2012
25,630
$58,639,238
$11,278,743
19.2
214
$52,704
2011
26,800
$50,804,705
$11,443,030
22.5
214
$53,472
2010
26,800
$52,694,506
$11,964,307
22.7
219
$54,632
2009
26,800
$47,614,707
$12,401,516
26
226
$54,874
2008
26,800
$45,085,608
$12,040,423
26.7
222
$54,236
2007
26,800
$47,073,179
$12,067,076
25.6
222
$54,356
2006
26,800
$47,274,783
$12,108,265
25.6
222
$54,542
2005
26,800
$52,148,200
$12,201,743
23.4
222
$54,963
2004
26,443
$66,253,868
$12,153,114
18.3
222
$54,744
2003
26,443
$56,987,934
$13,151,003
23.1
222
$59,239
2002
26,443
$45,366,990
$12,632,217
27.8
228
$55,404
2001
26,443
$56,784,489
$12,238,940
21.6
272
$44,996
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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