That's an increase of 1.1 percent from 2016, when the county spent $15.47 million.
Christian County has a population of 33,309.
Since 2001, the Christian County budget has fallen by 1.8 percent, from $15.92 million. The county population has fallen 3.2 percent over the same period, from 34,418.
Salaries accounted for 34.6 percent of county spending in 2017. Christian County property taxpayers paid $5.42 million for 120 full-time employees and 50 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 160 full-time employees and 30 part-time employees, and spent $5.79 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
33,309
$15,642,470
$5,415,360
34.6
170
$31,855
2016
33,309
$15,466,736
$5,554,642
35.9
170
$32,674
2015
34,418
$15,314,193
$5,546,567
36.2
231
$24,011
2014
34,418
$15,314,193
$5,437,909
35.5
231
$23,541
2013
34,418
$15,503,521
$5,458,833
35.2
231
$23,631
2012
34,418
$13,933,041
$5,391,224
38.7
230
$23,440
2011
34,418
$15,400,454
$5,358,927
34.8
229
$23,401
2010
34,418
$14,293,881
$5,460,944
38.2
229
$23,847
2009
34,418
$14,851,895
$5,761,450
38.8
231
$24,941
2008
34,418
$15,580,704
$5,635,512
36.2
232
$24,291
2007
34,418
$16,154,253
$5,798,622
35.9
232
$24,994
2006
34,418
$16,199,545
$5,799,238
35.8
232
$24,997
2005
34,418
$15,986,081
$6,066,769
38
232
$26,150
2004
34,418
$15,982,914
$5,949,250
37.2
204
$29,163
2003
34,418
$16,319,762
$5,983,072
36.7
205
$29,186
2002
34,418
$17,750,138
$6,093,879
34.3
190
$32,073
2001
34,418
$15,923,640
$5,785,787
36.3
190
$30,452
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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