That's a decrease of 10 percent from 2016, when the county spent $1,018.59 million.
Lake County has a population of 709,599.
Since 2001, the Lake County budget has grown by 68.6 percent, from $543.51 million. The county population has grown 8.5 percent over the same period, from 654,000.
Salaries accounted for 18.1 percent of county spending in 2017. Lake County property taxpayers paid $166.38 million for 2345 full-time employees and 238 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 2446 full-time employees and 375 part-time employees, and spent $168.22 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
709,599
$916,504,997
$166,380,913
18.2
2,583
$64,414
2016
710,368
$1,018,591,511
$170,946,903
16.8
2,594
$65,901
2015
707,461
$1,076,852,894
$170,002,292
15.8
2,609
$65,160
2014
706,327
$998,994,602
$167,396,909
16.8
2,618
$63,941
2013
703,019
$932,121,149
$165,865,573
17.8
2,641
$62,804
2012
711,155
$864,517,027
$167,027,068
19.3
2,687
$62,161
2011
703,462
$797,013,373
$177,472,682
22.3
2,858
$62,097
2010
703,462
$812,266,616
$182,686,422
22.5
2,944
$62,054
2009
728,086
$978,790,271
$194,225,858
19.8
2,944
$65,973
2008
735,000
$871,908,762
$195,249,065
22.4
2,660
$73,402
2007
725,913
$743,776,867
$186,638,296
25.1
2,744
$68,017
2006
723,591
$771,731,676
$182,853,685
23.7
2,863
$63,868
2005
702,682
$745,753,635
$182,353,666
24.5
2,854
$63,894
2004
692,895
$618,566,613
$179,551,768
29
2,803
$64,057
2003
678,500
$661,277,398
$177,899,737
26.9
2,944
$60,428
2002
674,850
$413,586,618
$172,648,666
41.7
2,913
$59,268
2001
654,000
$543,507,711
$168,223,658
31
2,821
$59,633
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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