That's an increase of 17.8 percent from 2016, when the city spent $41.14 million, or $5,017 per household.
Ottawa has 8,199 households and a population of 18,289.
Since 2001, the City of Ottawa budget has grown by 48.6 percent, from $32.61 million. The city population has grown 4.5 percent over the same period, from 17,500.
Salaries accounted for 20.2 percent of city spending in 2017. Ottawa property taxpayers paid $9.78 million for 127 full-time employees and 34 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 110 full-time employees and 14 part-time employees, and spent $6.66 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
18,289
$48,464,035
$9,778,151
20.2
161
$60,734
2016
18,342
$41,136,843
$9,755,954
23.7
167
$58,419
2015
18,428
$44,165,575
$9,653,541
21.9
167
$57,806
2014
18,563
$46,041,652
$9,365,066
20.3
156
$60,032
2013
18,768
$37,828,824
$8,892,748
23.5
142
$62,625
2012
18,768
$45,841,399
$8,545,176
18.6
345
$24,769
2011
18,768
$57,331,356
$9,175,815
16
145
$63,281
2010
19,324
$70,871,186
$8,367,336
11.8
265
$31,575
2009
18,724
$59,877,020
$8,481,576
14.2
134
$63,295
2008
24,207
$66,739,078
$7,925,898
11.9
142
$55,816
2007
18,406
$49,710,251
$8,271,498
16.6
155
$53,365
2006
18,406
$46,340,423
$7,408,945
16
157
$47,191
2005
18,541
$30,129,974
$7,175,826
23.8
339
$21,168
2004
17,500
$29,101,697
$6,957,658
23.9
327
$21,277
2003
17,500
$28,469,684
$7,843,558
27.6
327
$23,986
2002
17,500
$36,241,135
$7,801,511
21.5
151
$51,666
2001
17,500
$32,606,886
$6,663,807
20.4
124
$53,740
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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