That's an increase of 25.5 percent from 2016, when the county spent $38.05 million.
Stephenson County has a population of 47,711.
Since 2001, the Stephenson County budget has grown by 29 percent, from $37 million. The county population has fallen 1.4 percent over the same period, from 48,401.
Salaries accounted for 28.5 percent of county spending in 2017. Stephenson County property taxpayers paid $13.61 million for 260 full-time employees and 74 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 325 full-time employees and 70 part-time employees, and spent $18.45 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
47,711
$47,748,712
$13,611,631
28.5
334
$40,753
2016
45,624
$38,046,115
$12,658,896
33.3
331
$38,244
2015
45,749
$38,877,534
$13,179,721
33.9
356
$37,022
2014
47,711
$37,129,707
$12,875,741
34.7
331
$38,900
2013
47,711
$42,769,331
$12,845,769
30
352
$36,494
2012
47,711
$38,677,947
$12,857,892
33.2
356
$36,118
2011
47,711
$43,568,783
$13,246,231
30.4
382
$34,676
2010
47,711
$45,801,428
$12,934,256
28.2
388
$33,336
2009
48,979
$49,683,054
$13,421,779
27
480
$27,962
2008
48,979
$50,448,884
$13,079,458
25.9
330
$39,635
2007
48,979
$58,790,030
$13,962,521
23.7
330
$42,311
2006
48,979
$66,096,386
$12,999,969
19.7
330
$39,394
2005
48,979
$44,407,659
$13,268,498
29.9
330
$40,208
2004
48,979
$42,834,057
$14,023,012
32.7
345
$40,646
2003
48,979
$43,018,171
$13,578,891
31.6
345
$39,359
2002
48,979
$29,897,641
$19,084,678
63.8
395
$48,316
2001
48,401
$37,003,161
$18,446,536
49.9
395
$46,700
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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