That's a decrease of 3.3 percent from 2016, when the city spent $29.90 million, or $5,977 per household.
Markham has 5,003 households and a population of 12,538.
Since 2001, the City of Markham budget has grown by 90.1 percent, from $15.21 million. The city population has fallen 3.7 percent over the same period, from 13,026.
Salaries accounted for 30.6 percent of city spending in 2017. Markham property taxpayers paid $8.86 million for 129 full-time employees and 126 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 90 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees, and spent $4.79 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
12,538
$28,912,374
$8,856,796
30.6
255
$34,733
2016
12,508
$29,902,586
$9,081,555
30.4
150
$60,544
2015
12,688
$27,017,043
$8,100,483
30
152
$53,293
2014
12,671
$26,580,820
$7,703,715
29
233
$33,063
2013
12,625
$22,856,434
$7,479,097
32.7
279
$26,807
2012
12,625
$20,234,744
$7,988,086
39.5
142
$56,254
2011
12,248
$19,486,231
$7,432,254
38.1
141
$52,711
2010
12,248
$18,823,781
$6,710,841
35.7
144
$46,603
2009
12,248
$19,846,396
$7,123,366
35.9
93
$76,595
2008
12,190
$20,344,549
$7,025,645
34.5
91
$77,205
2007
12,248
$18,221,142
$6,843,418
37.6
91
$75,202
2006
12,304
$16,579,018
$4,646,376
28
91
$51,059
2005
12,348
$16,055,036
$4,869,807
30.3
91
$53,514
2004
12,067
$9,457,384
$4,822,308
51
91
$52,992
2003
12,067
$18,903,466
$4,735,735
25.1
91
$52,041
2002
13,026
$15,427,728
$4,857,539
31.5
100
$48,575
2001
13,026
$15,208,163
$4,791,174
31.5
100
$47,912
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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