That's a decrease of 15.3 percent from 2016, when the city spent $11.23 million, or $4,701 per household.
Harvard has 2,388 households and a population of 9,447.
Since 2001, the City of Harvard budget has grown by 22.4 percent, from $7.77 million. The city population has grown 18.1 percent over the same period, from 7,996.
Salaries accounted for 38 percent of city spending in 2017. Harvard property taxpayers paid $3.61 million for 40 full-time employees and 47 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 52 full-time employees and 30 part-time employees, and spent $3.13 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
9,447
$9,511,399
$3,610,889
38
87
$41,504
2016
9,260
$11,225,320
$3,508,286
31.3
95
$36,929
2015
9,500
$11,503,587
$3,806,841
33.1
114
$33,393
2014
9,500
$12,682,516
$3,733,723
29.4
108
$34,572
2013
9,500
$12,533,791
$3,723,896
29.7
132
$28,211
2012
10,000
$10,007,506
$3,555,650
35.5
97
$36,656
2011
10,000
$12,058,927
$3,914,623
32.5
97
$40,357
2010
10,000
$8,063,317
$3,612,803
44.8
81
$44,603
2009
9,000
$9,275,036
$3,646,169
39.3
73
$49,948
2008
9,000
$10,500,349
$4,116,767
39.2
88
$46,781
2005
7,996
$8,161,803
$3,275,474
40.1
79
$41,462
2004
7,996
$8,634,578
$3,245,977
37.6
79
$41,088
2003
7,996
$14,398,438
$3,327,100
23.1
72
$46,210
2002
7,996
$14,522,270
$3,315,052
22.8
72
$46,042
2001
7,996
$7,768,989
$3,133,412
40.3
82
$38,212
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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