That's an increase of 79.4 percent from 2016, when the city spent $4.38 million, or $6,031 per household.
Lexington has 727 households and a population of 2,060.
Since 2001, the City of Lexington budget has grown by 370.9 percent, from $1.67 million. The city population has grown 7.7 percent over the same period, from 1,912.
Salaries accounted for 4.2 percent of city spending in 2017. Lexington property taxpayers paid $331,064 for five full-time employees and 20 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had eight full-time employees and 23 part-time employees, and spent $254,051.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
2,060
$7,867,260
$331,064
4.2
25
$13,243
2016
2,060
$4,384,874
$319,895
7.3
25
$12,796
2015
2,060
$4,164,104
$283,579
6.8
21
$13,504
2014
2,060
$3,661,028
$271,608
7.4
21
$12,934
2013
2,060
$6,021,000
$300,050
5
9
$33,339
2012
1,912
$8,770,140
$281,478
3.2
10
$28,148
2011
1,912
$16,246,575
$266,287
1.6
10
$26,629
2010
1,912
$3,259,089
$273,978
8.4
10
$27,398
2009
1,912
$3,062,826
$315,054
10.3
10
$31,505
2008
1,912
$3,403,413
$320,923
9.4
10
$32,092
2007
1,912
$24,795,280
$321,897
1.3
10
$32,190
2006
1,912
$3,047,938
$333,515
10.9
10
$33,352
2005
1,912
$2,463,565
$364,052
14.8
10
$36,405
2004
1,912
$1,916,803
$391,050
20.4
28
$13,966
2003
1,912
$1,769,319
$395,935
22.4
28
$14,141
2002
1,912
$1,825,698
$419,469
23
33
$12,711
2001
1,912
$1,670,573
$254,051
15.2
31
$8,195
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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