That's an increase of 7.8 percent from 2015, when the county spent $14.54 million.
Pike County has a population of 16,150.
Since 2001, the Pike County budget has grown by 40.9 percent, from $11.12 million. The county population has fallen 8.1 percent over the same period, from 17,577.
Salaries accounted for 33.1 percent of county spending in 2016. Pike County property taxpayers paid $5.19 million for 124 full-time employees and 28 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 90 full-time employees and 18 part-time employees, and spent $4.17 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
16,150
$15,673,145
$5,189,032
33.1
152
$34,138
2015
16,150
$14,544,616
$4,691,208
32.3
174
$26,961
2014
16,150
$14,275,073
$4,614,267
32.3
166
$27,797
2013
16,430
$16,696,165
$4,589,558
27.5
170
$26,997
2012
16,430
$14,033,522
$4,967,731
35.4
169
$29,395
2011
16,430
$14,448,179
$5,011,586
34.7
110
$45,560
2010
16,273
$14,374,186
$5,033,111
35
110
$45,756
2009
16,840
$13,226,963
$5,247,184
39.7
110
$47,702
2008
16,840
$12,663,490
$5,068,446
40
110
$46,077
2007
16,840
$12,183,683
$4,828,475
39.6
110
$43,895
2006
17,577
$11,865,039
$4,754,031
40.1
110
$43,218
2005
17,577
$12,887,820
$4,533,851
35.2
110
$41,217
2004
17,577
$11,826,308
$4,218,667
35.7
110
$38,352
2003
17,577
$11,132,624
$4,012,541
36
108
$37,153
2002
17,577
$10,707,068
$4,158,391
38.8
108
$38,504
2001
17,577
$11,121,116
$4,169,599
37.5
108
$38,607
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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