That's a decrease of two percent from 2016, when the county spent $20.18 million.
McDonough County has a population of 30,823.
Since 2001, the McDonough County budget has grown by 29.8 percent, from $15.24 million. The county population has fallen 6.4 percent over the same period, from 32,913.
Salaries accounted for 42.3 percent of county spending in 2017. McDonough County property taxpayers paid $8.36 million for 243 full-time employees and 81 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 284 full-time employees and 86 part-time employees, and spent $8.15 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
30,823
$19,773,052
$8,359,628
42.3
324
$25,801
2016
30,996
$20,178,804
$8,371,016
41.5
281
$29,790
2015
31,880
$20,959,310
$8,401,585
40.1
319
$26,337
2014
31,880
$20,340,494
$8,160,139
40.1
319
$25,580
2013
32,612
$20,042,017
$8,193,669
40.9
319
$25,685
2012
32,612
$16,732,716
$10,029,153
59.9
347
$28,902
2011
32,612
$17,042,512
$10,322,714
60.6
313
$32,980
2010
32,770
$18,379,220
$10,197,965
55.5
312
$32,686
2009
32,770
$18,872,390
$10,204,353
54.1
315
$32,395
2008
32,913
$19,570,712
$10,287,433
52.6
334
$30,801
2007
32,913
$20,667,356
$9,783,302
47.3
299
$32,720
2006
32,393
$17,163,194
$10,247,945
59.7
368
$27,848
2005
32,393
$17,762,703
$10,132,837
57
368
$27,535
2004
32,393
$19,210,650
$10,656,685
55.5
328
$32,490
2003
32,913
$16,968,011
$10,481,487
61.8
328
$31,956
2002
32,913
$21,920,749
$10,423,818
47.6
370
$28,172
2001
32,913
$15,239,129
$8,151,144
53.5
370
$22,030
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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