That's an increase of 13.5 percent from 2015, when the county spent $8.94 million.
Moultrie County has a population of 14,827.
Since 2001, the Moultrie County budget has grown by 54.5 percent, from $6.57 million. The county population has grown 3.8 percent over the same period, from 14,287.
Salaries accounted for 27.5 percent of county spending in 2016. Moultrie County property taxpayers paid $2.79 million for 69 full-time employees and 45 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 59 full-time employees and 46 part-time employees, and spent $2.62 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
14,827
$10,152,282
$2,794,724
27.5
114
$24,515
2015
14,931
$8,942,008
$2,881,447
32.2
116
$24,840
2014
14,837
$10,026,066
$2,799,869
27.9
113
$24,778
2013
14,876
$7,969,009
$2,761,748
34.7
103
$26,813
2012
14,846
$7,681,051
$2,738,838
35.7
100
$27,388
2011
14,846
$7,756,766
$2,882,074
37.2
101
$28,535
2010
14,392
$7,758,108
$2,904,535
37.4
93
$31,232
2009
14,403
$7,158,948
$3,002,190
41.9
105
$28,592
2008
14,403
$7,416,940
$2,860,200
38.6
103
$27,769
2007
14,403
$12,670,570
$2,805,471
22.1
115
$24,395
2006
14,510
$11,582,041
$2,712,094
23.4
106
$25,586
2005
14,510
$6,653,638
$2,713,576
40.8
103
$26,345
2004
14,500
$6,536,277
$2,692,262
41.2
104
$25,887
2003
14,310
$7,076,091
$2,814,457
39.8
99
$28,429
2002
14,287
$6,611,930
$2,802,726
42.4
109
$25,713
2001
14,287
$6,570,826
$2,616,035
39.8
105
$24,915
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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