That's an increase of 4.6 percent from 2015, when the county spent $77.24 million.
Macon County has a population of 106,550.
Since 2001, the Macon County budget has grown by 25.4 percent, from $64.40 million. The county population has fallen 7.1 percent over the same period, from 114,706.
Salaries accounted for 29.7 percent of county spending in 2016. Macon County property taxpayers paid $24.02 million for 477 full-time employees and 39 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 963 full-time employees and 241 part-time employees, and spent $22.82 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
106,550
$80,790,575
$24,023,127
29.7
516
$46,556
2015
107,303
$77,237,300
$24,354,177
31.5
526
$46,301
2014
108,350
$73,941,827
$23,744,381
32.1
554
$42,860
2013
109,278
$74,972,132
$23,774,800
31.7
556
$42,760
2012
110,122
$75,953,819
$23,860,888
31.4
564
$42,307
2011
110,715
$68,377,414
$23,933,112
35
566
$42,285
2010
110,768
$74,645,084
$24,234,704
32.5
576
$42,074
2009
108,328
$79,473,881
$24,359,691
30.7
566
$43,038
2008
108,328
$71,393,797
$23,407,141
32.8
581
$40,288
2007
109,309
$72,403,076
$24,017,470
33.2
571
$42,062
2006
109,309
$77,140,371
$23,144,641
30
570
$40,605
2005
111,175
$75,691,331
$23,383,305
30.9
541
$43,222
2004
111,175
$70,112,184
$22,818,291
32.5
572
$39,892
2003
111,175
$61,684,136
$22,793,966
37
903
$25,242
2002
112,013
$59,493,941
$23,245,345
39.1
894
$26,002
2001
114,706
$64,403,718
$22,817,497
35.4
1,204
$18,951
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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