That's an increase of 17.4 percent from 2016, when the city spent $7.37 million, or $4,652 per household.
Gibson has 1,585 households and a population of 3,407.
Since 2001, the City of Gibson budget has grown by 78.3 percent, from $4.86 million. The city population has grown one percent over the same period, from 3,373.
Salaries accounted for 11.8 percent of city spending in 2017. Gibson property taxpayers paid $1.02 million for 21 full-time employees and 24 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 23 full-time employees and 33 part-time employees, and spent $1.22 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
3,407
$8,659,137
$1,017,248
11.7
45
$22,606
2016
3,409
$7,373,895
$1,042,018
14.1
50
$20,840
2015
3,407
$8,282,564
$1,002,057
12.1
76
$13,185
2014
3,407
$6,233,961
$1,039,357
16.7
70
$14,848
2013
3,407
$7,064,492
$959,542
13.6
76
$12,626
2012
3,407
$6,200,281
$934,359
15.1
78
$11,979
2011
3,407
$5,180,093
$948,956
18.3
50
$18,979
2010
3,373
$5,305,754
$918,969
17.3
74
$12,418
2009
3,373
$5,743,688
$996,181
17.3
90
$11,069
2008
3,373
$5,442,436
$1,008,558
18.5
54
$18,677
2007
3,373
$4,405,237
$1,077,766
24.5
90
$11,975
2006
3,373
$3,372,250
$1,075,566
31.9
111
$9,690
2005
3,373
$4,616,768
$1,006,412
21.8
31
$32,465
2004
3,373
$2,911,108
$1,062,671
36.5
61
$17,421
2003
3,373
$33,244,267
$1,127,813
3.4
50
$22,556
2002
3,373
$5,352,000
$1,201,299
22.4
30
$40,043
2001
3,373
$4,857,276
$1,219,624
25.1
56
$21,779
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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