That's an increase of 5.9 percent from 2015, when the county spent $16.38 million.
Marion County has a population of 38,140.
Since 2001, the Marion County budget has fallen by 20.5 percent, from $21.81 million. The county population has fallen 8.5 percent over the same period, from 41,691.
Salaries accounted for 31.6 percent of county spending in 2016. Marion County property taxpayers paid $5.49 million for 140 full-time employees and 37 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 136 full-time employees and 24 part-time employees, and spent $5.46 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
38,140
$17,346,753
$5,487,650
31.6
177
$31,004
2015
38,571
$16,379,772
$5,439,119
33.2
177
$30,729
2014
39,437
$15,962,998
$6,146,627
38.5
178
$34,532
2013
39,437
$15,983,870
$5,901,031
36.9
176
$33,529
2012
39,437
$16,617,642
$6,164,485
37.1
176
$35,025
2011
39,437
$17,823,711
$6,199,908
34.8
177
$35,028
2010
41,691
$16,648,359
$58,676,343
352.4
163
$359,978
2003
41,691
$15,349,237
$5,269,597
34.3
163
$32,329
2002
41,691
$22,988,326
$5,674,640
24.7
163
$34,814
2001
41,691
$21,812,937
$5,461,188
25
160
$34,132
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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