That's a decrease of 6.9 percent from 2015, when the county spent $14.19 million.
County of Washington has a population of 14,154.
Since 2001, the County of Washington budget has grown by 45.3 percent, from $9.09 million. The county population has fallen 6.6 percent over the same period, from 15,149.
Salaries accounted for 30.3 percent of county spending in 2016. County of Washington property taxpayers paid $4 million for 89 full-time employees and 76 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 65 full-time employees and 40 part-time employees, and spent $3.47 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
14,154
$13,206,967
$3,996,104
30.3
165
$24,219
2015
14,270
$14,190,770
$4,032,974
28.4
116
$34,767
2014
14,448
$13,324,020
$4,003,051
30
112
$35,742
2013
14,598
$14,715,862
$3,973,788
27
153
$25,972
2012
14,598
$11,091,832
$3,929,705
35.4
158
$24,872
2011
14,716
$10,645,774
$3,916,649
36.8
169
$23,175
2010
14,560
$11,097,772
$3,771,732
34
158
$23,872
2009
15,200
$10,353,731
$3,684,954
35.6
130
$28,346
2008
15,200
$10,769,119
$3,490,037
32.4
130
$26,846
2007
15,200
$10,020,906
$3,716,992
37.1
125
$29,736
2006
15,200
$9,938,674
$3,624,499
36.5
125
$28,996
2005
15,200
$10,056,388
$3,636,348
36.2
125
$29,091
2004
15,200
$9,935,619
$3,711,907
37.4
117
$31,726
2003
15,200
$9,850,159
$3,523,001
35.8
113
$31,177
2002
15,157
$9,629,080
$3,451,353
35.8
109
$31,664
2001
15,149
$9,090,259
$3,466,737
38.1
105
$33,017
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.