That's an increase of 29.7 percent from 2014, when the city spent $28.74 million, or $4,420.98 per household.
Lincoln has 6,500 households and a population of 14,504.
Since 2001, the City of Lincoln budget has grown by 118.8 percent, from $17.03 million. The city population has fallen 5.9 percent over the same period, from 15,418.
Salaries accounted for 9.8 percent of city spending in 2015. Lincoln property taxpayers paid $3.63 million for 77 full-time employees and 35 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 77 full-time employees and 36 part-time employees, and spent $3.97 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
14,504
$37,262,541.06
$3,633,453.18
9.8
112
$32,441.54
2014
14,504
$28,736,371.70
$3,769,251.01
13.1
112
$33,654.02
2013
14,504
$13,643,490.64
$3,464,124.56
25.4
112
$30,929.68
2012
14,504
$13,484,515.46
$3,326,031.96
24.7
112
$29,696.71
2011
14,541
$13,737,570.84
$3,504,214.44
25.5
112
$31,287.62
2010
14,541
$23,231,878.20
$3,592,950.12
15.5
112
$32,079.91
2009
14,541
$17,087,792.20
$5,267,264.48
30.8
92
$57,252.87
2008
15,369
$17,445,900.50
$4,808,776.02
27.6
113
$42,555.53
2007
15,369
$21,927,213.36
$3,979,118.52
18.1
113
$35,213.43
2006
15,369
$138,549,036
$3,852,588
2.8
113
$34,093.69
2005
15,369
$14,316,733.72
$3,950,491.20
27.6
113
$34,960.09
2004
15,369
$11,790,394.89
$5,407,919.94
45.9
113
$47,857.69
2003
15,369
$13,338,743.88
$4,409,585.40
33.1
113
$39,022.87
2002
15,369
$15,411,512.25
$4,187,232.90
27.2
113
$37,055.15
2001
15,418
$17,028,923.27
$3,970,144.92
23.3
113
$35,134.02
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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