That's a decrease of 12.3 percent from 2015, when the county spent $23.89 million.
Montgomery County has a population of 28,952.
Since 2001, the Montgomery County budget has fallen by 6.4 percent, from $22.39 million. The county population has fallen 5.4 percent over the same period, from 30,600.
Salaries accounted for 35.1 percent of county spending in 2016. Montgomery County property taxpayers paid $7.35 million for 141 full-time employees and 33 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 148 full-time employees and 43 part-time employees, and spent $6.68 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
28,952
$20,955,712
$7,348,339
35.1
174
$42,232
2015
28,898
$23,894,492
$7,277,665
30.5
187
$38,918
2014
30,600
$22,698,276
$7,320,842
32.3
213
$34,370
2013
30,600
$22,868,557
$7,647,893
33.4
248
$30,838
2012
30,600
$24,028,699
$8,109,649
33.7
184
$44,074
2011
30,600
$25,198,043
$8,029,914
31.9
196
$40,969
2010
30,600
$24,999,718
$7,772,161
31.1
199
$39,056
2009
30,600
$27,059,567
$7,557,294
27.9
242
$31,228
2008
30,600
$21,165,502
$7,265,185
34.3
226
$32,147
2007
30,600
$23,248,064
$6,600,471
28.4
192
$34,377
2006
30,600
$20,429,079
$6,867,675
33.6
178
$38,582
2005
30,600
$19,144,381
$6,945,146
36.3
242
$28,699
2004
30,600
$20,201,398
$6,885,570
34.1
190
$36,240
2003
30,600
$20,350,866
$6,988,340
34.3
190
$36,781
2002
30,600
$21,552,247
$6,783,080
31.5
187
$36,273
2001
30,600
$22,394,199
$6,683,135
29.8
191
$34,990
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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