That's an increase of 4.3 percent from 2016, when the city spent $2.60 million.
Athens has a population of 2,000.
Since 2001, the City of Athens budget has fallen by 4.5 percent, from $2.84 million. The city population has grown 15.9 percent over the same period, from 1,726.
Salaries accounted for 18.9 percent of city spending in 2017. Athens property taxpayers paid $512,230 for 12 full-time employees and 12 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had nine full-time employees and four part-time employees, and spent $494,299.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
2,000
$2,715,711
$512,230
18.9
24
$21,343
2016
2,000
$2,603,761
$535,742
20.6
21
$25,512
2015
2,000
$2,605,975
$555,841
21.3
15
$37,056
2014
2,000
$2,611,587
$498,382
19.1
15
$33,225
2013
1,726
$7,667,568
$457,221
6
13
$35,171
2012
1,726
$6,548,354
$425,504
6.5
15
$28,367
2011
1,726
$5,948,063
$481,466
8.1
14
$34,390
2010
1,726
$8,923,827
$508,245
5.7
17
$29,897
2009
1,726
$4,217,512
$560,519
13.3
17
$32,972
2008
1,726
$6,049,940
$572,446
9.5
21
$27,259
2007
1,726
$2,673,889
$573,193
21.4
17
$33,717
2006
1,726
$2,268,274
$500,401
22.1
17
$29,435
2005
1,726
$2,797,564
$469,130
16.8
14
$33,509
2004
1,726
$2,362,511
$474,005
20.1
15
$31,600
2003
1,726
$4,092,946
$454,282
11.1
13
$34,945
2002
1,726
$5,103,596
$480,808
9.4
13
$36,985
2001
1,726
$2,842,396
$494,299
17.4
13
$38,023
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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