That's a decrease of 1.3 percent from 2015, when the county spent $149.42 million.
Peoria County has a population of 186,494.
Since 2001, the Peoria County budget has grown by 35.5 percent, from $108.87 million. The county population has grown 1.7 percent over the same period, from 183,433.
Salaries accounted for 29.6 percent of county spending in 2016. Peoria County property taxpayers paid $43.68 million for 765 full-time employees and 43 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 1002 full-time employees and 12 part-time employees, and spent $41.31 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
186,494
$147,530,001
$43,679,908
29.6
808
$54,059
2015
186,494
$149,415,185
$45,247,866
30.3
924
$48,970
2014
186,494
$135,706,916
$46,677,604
34.4
969
$48,171
2013
186,494
$174,266,461
$46,689,137
26.8
870
$53,666
2012
186,494
$184,836,459
$45,960,453
24.9
868
$52,950
2011
186,960
$152,151,761
$47,624,042
31.3
890
$53,510
2010
186,494
$159,087,774
$47,864,867
30.1
916
$52,254
2009
185,816
$142,840,622
$51,961,322
36.4
908
$57,226
2008
183,655
$143,122,945
$47,444,465
33.1
976
$48,611
2007
182,993
$134,826,054
$47,889,462
35.5
982
$48,767
2006
182,495
$128,234,584
$48,113,384
37.5
953
$50,486
2005
183,328
$124,939,776
$48,463,437
38.8
1,047
$46,288
2004
182,418
$121,752,810
$47,994,980
39.4
931
$51,552
2003
183,433
$115,819,818
$47,150,603
40.7
912
$51,700
2002
183,433
$118,753,741
$47,646,029
40.1
953
$49,996
2001
183,433
$108,867,535
$41,312,212
37.9
1,014
$40,742
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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