That's an increase of 5.4 percent from 2016, when the county spent $23.75 million.
Lee County has a population of 34,406.
Since 2001, the Lee County budget has grown by 40 percent, from $17.88 million. The county population has fallen 4.4 percent over the same period, from 36,000.
Salaries accounted for 31.9 percent of county spending in 2017. Lee County property taxpayers paid $7.98 million for 147 full-time employees and 21 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 142 full-time employees and 78 part-time employees, and spent $7.11 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
34,406
$25,031,538
$7,977,462
31.9
168
$47,485
2016
34,584
$23,745,553
$7,900,885
33.3
175
$45,148
2015
34,735
$23,620,270
$8,130,665
34.4
178
$45,678
2014
34,858
$21,999,471
$7,911,795
36
200
$39,559
2013
35,037
$22,388,422
$7,713,009
34.5
202
$38,183
2012
35,467
$21,447,570
$7,634,799
35.6
209
$36,530
2011
36,031
$20,885,070
$7,708,784
36.9
185
$41,669
2010
34,919
$21,225,007
$7,797,253
36.7
222
$35,123
2009
35,129
$22,582,046
$8,047,617
35.6
230
$34,990
2008
35,450
$20,025,897
$7,754,009
38.7
219
$35,406
2007
35,701
$21,191,194
$7,869,504
37.1
189
$41,638
2006
35,669
$19,547,138
$7,617,445
39
220
$34,625
2005
36,062
$19,247,729
$7,703,418
40
220
$35,016
2004
36,062
$26,880,529
$7,541,878
28.1
220
$34,281
2003
35,971
$16,892,605
$7,618,464
45.1
220
$34,629
2002
35,971
$19,063,365
$7,673,455
40.3
220
$34,879
2001
36,000
$17,880,863
$7,114,623
39.8
220
$32,339
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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