That's an increase of 5.4 percent from 2016, when the county spent $18.25 million.
Iroquois County has a population of 28,334.
Since 2001, the Iroquois County budget has fallen by 29.8 percent, from $27.41 million. The county population has fallen 9.6 percent over the same period, from 31,334.
Salaries accounted for 28.1 percent of county spending in 2017. Iroquois County property taxpayers paid $5.40 million for 99 full-time employees and 51 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 105 full-time employees and 18 part-time employees, and spent $6.87 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
28,334
$19,229,918
$5,397,128
28.1
150
$35,981
2016
28,672
$18,246,692
$5,208,074
28.5
156
$33,385
2015
28,982
$19,116,452
$5,141,092
26.9
157
$32,746
2014
28,982
$21,275,512
$4,780,439
22.5
150
$31,870
2013
29,240
$22,052,303
$4,513,492
20.5
137
$32,945
2012
29,475
$22,025,165
$4,683,062
21.3
135
$34,689
2011
29,718
$20,828,688
$4,387,553
21.1
149
$29,447
2010
29,690
$25,064,897
$4,737,145
18.9
147
$32,225
2009
29,690
$24,803,910
$5,369,391
21.6
115
$46,690
2008
31,334
$21,561,860
$5,280,944
24.5
123
$42,935
2007
31,334
$22,955,843
$5,274,585
23
126
$41,862
2006
31,334
$27,230,633
$5,278,555
19.4
126
$41,893
2005
31,334
$22,736,190
$5,379,478
23.7
126
$42,694
2004
31,334
$24,527,305
$5,521,944
22.5
123
$44,894
2003
31,334
$27,095,627
$5,288,461
19.5
123
$42,996
2002
31,334
$23,076,203
$4,989,807
21.6
123
$40,568
2001
31,334
$27,411,238
$6,874,372
25.1
123
$55,889
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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