That's an increase of 16.6 percent from 2015, when the county spent $10.51 million.
Carroll County has a population of 14,616.
Since 2001, the Carroll County budget has grown by 31.7 percent, from $9.31 million. The county population has fallen 12.3 percent over the same period, from 16,674.
Salaries accounted for 25.2 percent of county spending in 2016. Carroll County property taxpayers paid $3.09 million for 59 full-time employees and 29 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 61 full-time employees and 16 part-time employees, and spent $2.50 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
14,616
$12,259,363
$3,089,833
25.2
88
$35,112
2015
14,715
$10,512,410
$3,197,806
30.4
110
$29,071
2014
14,910
$9,517,476
$3,170,917
33.3
100
$31,709
2013
15,011
$9,446,721
$3,130,199
33.1
122
$25,657
2012
15,163
$10,996,481
$3,212,910
29.2
89
$36,100
2011
15,387
$9,130,201
$2,482,469
27.2
93
$26,693
2010
15,841
$10,526,808
$3,213,340
30.5
146
$22,009
2009
15,841
$10,434,716
$3,405,458
32.6
114
$29,872
2008
16,035
$11,439,646
$3,218,409
28.1
129
$24,949
2007
16,035
$11,539,505
$2,872,571
24.9
111
$25,879
2006
16,086
$11,663,064
$2,796,068
24
113
$24,744
2005
16,248
$11,222,095
$2,847,319
25.4
115
$24,759
2004
16,248
$9,673,522
$2,877,465
29.7
104
$27,668
2003
16,674
$10,457,392
$2,501,987
23.9
104
$24,058
2002
16,674
$9,714,046
$2,400,551
24.7
120
$20,005
2001
16,674
$9,308,713
$2,500,653
26.9
77
$32,476
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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