That's an increase of 11.3 percent from 2016, when the city spent $16.57 million, or $4,482 per household.
Harrisburg has 3,698 households and a population of 9,032.
Since 2001, the City of Harrisburg budget has grown by 59.7 percent, from $11.55 million. The city population has fallen 3.1 percent over the same period, from 9,318.
Salaries accounted for 18.4 percent of city spending in 2017. Harrisburg property taxpayers paid $3.40 million for 50 full-time employees and 12 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 64 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees, and spent $2.81 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
9,032
$18,454,016
$3,396,178
18.4
62
$54,777
2016
9,017
$16,573,382
$3,173,130
19.1
71
$44,692
2015
9,037
$16,124,528
$3,314,580
20.6
74
$44,792
2014
9,031
$20,381,006
$3,079,569
15.1
74
$41,616
2013
9,039
$13,339,672
$3,192,979
23.9
86
$37,128
2012
9,039
$15,531,921
$805,485
5.2
86
$9,366
2011
9,017
$4,051,213
$3,427,750
84.6
70
$48,968
2010
9,860
$3,940,209
$3,274,338
83.1
73
$44,854
2009
9,860
$19,091,567
$3,474,351
18.2
75
$46,325
2008
9,638
$17,786,501
$3,495,002
19.6
75
$46,600
2007
9,860
$19,166,133
$3,307,213
17.3
68
$48,635
2006
9,860
$15,831,986
$3,053,490
19.3
68
$44,904
2005
9,860
$20,422,929
$3,233,173
15.8
68
$47,547
2004
9,860
$18,897,639
$3,167,907
16.8
80
$39,599
2003
9,860
$16,964,688
$2,964,950
17.5
80
$37,062
2002
9,860
$15,865,161
$2,927,376
18.5
80
$36,592
2001
9,318
$11,554,421
$2,809,274
24.3
84
$33,444
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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