That's a decrease of 5.5 percent from 2015, when the county spent $66.01 million.
Tazewell County has a population of 134,800.
Since 2001, the Tazewell County budget has grown by 22.2 percent, from $51.06 million. The county population has grown 7.8 percent over the same period, from 125,000.
Salaries accounted for 33.8 percent of county spending in 2016. Tazewell County property taxpayers paid $21.10 million for 369 full-time employees and 114 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 360 full-time employees and 30 part-time employees, and spent $15.28 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
134,800
$62,395,745
$21,095,764
33.8
483
$43,677
2015
135,707
$66,005,440
$20,536,963
31.1
519
$39,570
2014
136,372
$63,881,269
$19,915,369
31.2
522
$38,152
2013
135,949
$62,498,883
$19,441,925
31.1
530
$36,683
2012
135,949
$61,275,916
$19,035,080
31.1
528
$36,051
2011
135,661
$63,303,420
$18,652,313
29.5
494
$37,758
2010
135,394
$62,872,390
$19,449,185
30.9
485
$40,101
2009
132,466
$63,960,092
$19,336,897
30.2
502
$38,520
2008
131,154
$62,176,457
$18,691,503
30.1
502
$37,234
2007
131,154
$62,416,461
$20,509,069
32.9
390
$52,587
2006
130,559
$61,170,124
$19,550,696
32
390
$50,130
2005
125,000
$64,727,857
$19,315,923
29.8
390
$49,528
2004
125,000
$63,366,360
$19,191,944
30.3
390
$49,210
2003
125,000
$68,543,886
$17,189,040
25.1
390
$44,074
2002
125,000
$68,596,573
$15,871,723
23.1
390
$40,697
2001
125,000
$51,063,402
$15,275,072
29.9
390
$39,167
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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