That's an increase of 4.9 percent from 2015, when the county spent $17.73 million.
Bureau County has a population of 33,587.
Since 2001, the Bureau County budget has fallen by 19.9 percent, from $23.20 million. The county population has fallen 4.8 percent over the same period, from 35,280.
Salaries accounted for 31.3 percent of county spending in 2016. Bureau County property taxpayers paid $5.81 million for 120 full-time employees and 14 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 250 full-time employees and 95 part-time employees, and spent $6.99 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
33,587
$18,588,187
$5,811,160
31.3
134
$43,367
2015
33,840
$17,725,204
$5,865,495
33.1
134
$43,772
2014
34,056
$18,678,170
$5,771,430
30.9
135
$42,751
2013
34,323
$17,315,359
$5,732,584
33.1
142
$40,370
2012
34,606
$16,206,012
$5,816,405
35.9
136
$42,768
2011
34,978
$16,191,995
$5,884,804
36.3
162
$36,326
2010
35,503
$16,656,492
$6,105,848
36.7
171
$35,707
2009
35,257
$17,131,820
$5,922,203
34.6
192
$30,845
2008
35,257
$89,442,287
$5,228,853
5.8
195
$26,815
2007
35,257
$93,264,607
$7,314,704
7.8
340
$21,514
2006
35,257
$26,467,258
$8,175,663
30.9
340
$24,046
2005
35,330
$23,467,236
$8,234,265
35.1
340
$24,218
2004
35,155
$22,478,496
$8,725,792
38.8
340
$25,664
2002
35,280
$22,423,510
$7,494,283
33.4
345
$21,723
2001
35,280
$23,203,338
$6,993,709
30.1
345
$20,272
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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