That's an increase of 3.4 percent from 2016, when the county spent $33.50 million.
Jackson County has a population of 58,284.
Since 2001, the Jackson County budget has fallen by 3.6 percent, from $35.94 million. The county population has fallen 2.2 percent over the same period, from 59,612.
Salaries accounted for 41.8 percent of county spending in 2017. Jackson County property taxpayers paid $14.48 million for 267 full-time employees and 69 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 396 full-time employees and 102 part-time employees, and spent $18.12 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
58,284
$34,646,516
$14,479,146
41.8
336
$43,093
2016
58,870
$33,498,398
$14,916,369
44.5
330
$45,201
2015
59,362
$32,479,491
$14,804,937
45.6
330
$44,863
2014
59,677
$42,237,241
$17,918,828
42.4
327
$54,798
2013
59,814
$41,038,584
$18,070,338
44
442
$40,883
2012
60,071
$39,169,149
$17,953,440
45.8
470
$38,199
2011
60,218
$41,228,410
$18,888,139
45.8
458
$41,240
2010
58,103
$43,513,115
$19,404,831
44.6
485
$40,010
2009
58,501
$38,573,141
$19,853,168
51.5
489
$40,600
2008
58,264
$44,477,738
$19,067,829
42.9
510
$37,388
2007
58,841
$42,427,844
$19,250,332
45.4
498
$38,655
2006
57,778
$42,226,784
$18,311,851
43.4
498
$36,771
2005
58,271
$40,783,842
$19,313,321
47.4
488
$39,576
2004
58,976
$41,333,655
$18,796,652
45.5
497
$37,820
2003
58,976
$37,010,583
$18,470,553
49.9
497
$37,164
2002
58,838
$36,144,128
$18,950,403
52.4
513
$36,940
2001
59,612
$35,942,086
$18,121,455
50.4
498
$36,388
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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