That's a decrease of 3.2 percent from 2016, when the city spent $58.24 million, or $6,952 per household.
Harvey has 8,377 households and a population of 25,282.
Since 2001, the City of Harvey budget has grown by 48 percent, from $38.10 million. The city population has fallen 15.7 percent over the same period, from 30,000.
Salaries accounted for 21 percent of city spending in 2017. Harvey property taxpayers paid $11.86 million for 197 full-time employees and 38 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 242 full-time employees and 36 part-time employees, and spent $11.32 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
25,282
$56,377,788
$11,861,055
21
235
$50,473
2016
25,282
$58,238,018
$13,105,976
22.5
235
$55,770
2015
25,100
$55,019,357
$12,932,968
23.5
172
$75,192
2012
25,381
$42,504,638
$11,436,465
26.9
207
$55,249
2007
28,501
$1
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
unavailable
2006
29,300
$21,742,854
$11,250,000
51.7
280
$40,179
2005
29,367
$223,383,004
$12,511,381
5.6
240
$52,131
2002
30,000
$35,021,344
$11,607,695
33.1
394
$29,461
2001
30,000
$38,097,498
$11,317,796
29.7
278
$40,711
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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