That's an increase of 28.1 percent from 2012, when the city spent $41.33 million, or $4,934.32 per household.
Harvey has 8,377 households and a population of 25,100.
Since 2001, the City of Harvey budget has grown by 44 percent, from $36.76 million. The city population has fallen 16.3 percent over the same period, from 30,000.
Salaries accounted for 23.5 percent of city spending in 2015. Harvey property taxpayers paid $12.44 million for 142 full-time employees and 30 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 242 full-time employees and 36 part-time employees, and spent $10.92 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
25,100
$52,943,155.08
$12,444,931.26
23.5
172
$72,354.25
2012
25,381
$41,334,785.86
$11,121,700.20
26.9
207
$53,728.02
2007
28,501
$1.17
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
2006
29,300
$20,873,139.60
$10,800,000
51.7
280
$38,571.42
2005
29,367
$213,073,019.20
$11,933,932.36
5.6
240
$49,724.71
2002
30,000
$33,770,582.10
$11,193,134.85
33.1
394
$28,408.97
2001
30,000
$36,756,036.88
$10,919,282.23
29.7
278
$39,277.99
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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