That's an increase of 2.2 percent from 2015, when the county spent $12.62 million.
Hancock County has a population of 18,508.
Since 2001, the Hancock County budget has grown by 17.1 percent, from $11.02 million. The county population has fallen seven percent over the same period, from 19,909.
Salaries accounted for 36.8 percent of county spending in 2016. Hancock County property taxpayers paid $4.75 million for 115 full-time employees and 94 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 150 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees, and spent $4.13 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
18,508
$12,902,290
$4,749,653
36.8
209
$22,726
2015
18,543
$12,623,874
$4,914,407
38.9
183
$26,855
2014
18,564
$11,832,376
$4,781,267
40.4
162
$29,514
2013
18,618
$11,145,177
$4,424,928
39.7
158
$28,006
2012
18,891
$13,914,588
$4,582,081
32.9
161
$28,460
2011
19,031
$12,413,215
$4,679,327
37.7
120
$38,994
2010
19,104
$13,390,681
$4,740,192
35.4
177
$26,781
2009
18,359
$13,134,005
$4,176,427
31.8
118
$35,393
2008
18,691
$12,096,577
$4,125,681
34.1
155
$26,617
2007
18,839
$11,355,525
$4,040,172
35.6
155
$26,066
2006
19,091
$11,415,964
$3,882,258
34
150
$25,882
2003
19,393
$10,664,637
$4,065,846
38.1
201
$20,228
2002
19,900
$10,969,045
$4,019,659
36.6
201
$19,998
2001
19,909
$11,020,159
$4,132,021
37.5
170
$24,306
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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