That's an increase of 23.7 percent from 2016, when the county spent $6.88 million.
Calhoun County has a population of 4,984.
Since 2001, the Calhoun County budget has fallen by 7.5 percent, from $9.21 million. The county population has fallen two percent over the same period, from 5,084.
Salaries accounted for 17.6 percent of county spending in 2017. Calhoun County property taxpayers paid $1.50 million for 40 full-time employees and 19 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 35 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees, and spent $1.53 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
4,984
$8,512,337
$1,497,262
17.6
59
$25,377
2016
4,899
$6,880,187
$1,583,525
23
54
$29,325
2015
4,956
$7,541,517
$1,645,025
21.8
61
$26,968
2014
5,059
$9,580,482
$1,545,443
16.1
56
$27,597
2013
5,014
$6,606,852
$1,849,411
28
58
$31,886
2012
5,048
$6,271,703
$1,519,457
24.2
51
$29,793
2011
5,089
$8,050,335
$1,660,204
20.6
56
$29,646
2010
5,019
$7,648,999
$1,652,030
21.6
59
$28,001
2009
5,019
$7,456,846
$1,660,169
22.3
57
$29,126
2008
5,167
$5,916,741
$2,062,102
34.9
55
$37,493
2007
5,084
$5,237,249
$2,040,410
39
59
$34,583
2006
5,084
$6,283,629
$2,123,760
33.8
52
$40,842
2005
5,084
$7,202,608
$2,314,573
32.1
57
$40,607
2004
5,084
$8,054,629
$2,470,525
30.7
75
$32,940
2003
5,084
$8,826,291
$2,400,491
27.2
61
$39,352
2002
5,084
$8,103,477
$1,677,585
20.7
49
$34,236
2001
5,084
$9,206,449
$1,531,243
16.6
45
$34,028
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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