That's an increase of 10.8 percent from 2016, when the county spent $10.45 million.
Fayette County has a population of 21,784.
Since 2001, the Fayette County budget has grown by 15.7 percent, from $10 million. The county population has fallen 0.2 percent over the same period, from 21,838.
Salaries accounted for 41.7 percent of county spending in 2017. Fayette County property taxpayers paid $4.82 million for 98 full-time employees and 64 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 90 full-time employees and 60 part-time employees, and spent $4.19 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
21,784
$11,570,027
$4,821,379
41.7
162
$29,762
2016
22,133
$10,445,132
$4,794,761
45.9
162
$29,597
2015
22,133
$11,512,791
$4,502,664
39.1
142
$31,709
2014
22,133
$10,402,140
$4,592,995
44.2
151
$30,417
2013
22,133
$10,353,957
$4,855,418
46.9
151
$32,155
2012
22,133
$10,449,827
$4,947,180
47.3
149
$33,203
2011
22,133
$11,964,760
$5,107,574
42.7
146
$34,983
2010
20,935
$13,183,629
$5,190,094
39.4
154
$33,702
2009
21,802
$11,848,450
$5,191,831
43.8
141
$36,821
2008
21,802
$11,462,736
$5,124,332
44.7
141
$36,343
2007
21,802
$10,991,633
$4,897,275
44.6
141
$34,732
2006
21,802
$11,418,921
$4,781,096
41.9
144
$33,202
2005
21,802
$10,539,607
$4,728,983
44.9
143
$33,070
2004
21,802
$10,555,806
$4,782,567
45.3
145
$32,983
2003
21,802
$10,829,345
$4,740,445
43.8
143
$33,150
2002
21,802
$10,235,009
$4,670,996
45.6
153
$30,529
2001
21,838
$10,002,916
$4,194,174
41.9
150
$27,961
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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