That's a decrease of 0.5 percent from 2016, when the county spent $194.81 million.
St Clair County has a population of 270,259.
Since 2001, the St Clair County budget has fallen by 60.8 percent, from $495.19 million. The county population has grown 3.2 percent over the same period, from 261,941.
Salaries accounted for 19.4 percent of county spending in 2017. St Clair County property taxpayers paid $37.56 million for 832 full-time employees and 168 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 905 full-time employees and 160 part-time employees, and spent $39.11 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
270,259
$193,913,269
$37,560,553
19.4
1,000
$37,561
2016
270,259
$194,814,764
$38,294,491
19.7
908
$42,175
2015
270,259
$211,589,762
$39,839,071
18.8
902
$44,167
2014
270,259
$216,355,388
$40,209,814
18.6
1,006
$39,970
2013
270,259
$1,901,981,235
$10,853,937
0.6
1,003
$10,821
2012
270,259
$215,849,677
$42,484,788
19.7
1,006
$42,231
2011
270,259
$246,014,223
$44,014,143
17.9
1,022
$43,067
2010
270,056
$252,204,211
$40,827,706
16.2
965
$42,309
2009
261,941
$275,502,513
$43,405,055
15.8
965
$44,979
2008
261,941
$529,578,749
$46,192,871
8.7
1,080
$42,771
2007
261,941
$286,372,476
$45,265,782
15.8
1,060
$42,704
2006
261,941
$285,741,318
$44,477,269
15.6
1,054
$42,199
2005
261,941
$265,528,476
$43,720,897
16.5
1,032
$42,365
2004
261,941
$307,507,208
$40,202,794
13.1
1,070
$37,573
2003
261,941
$312,321,673
$40,156,093
12.9
1,070
$37,529
2002
261,941
$477,759,808
$40,096,700
8.4
1,070
$37,474
2001
261,941
$495,188,067
$39,109,907
7.9
1,065
$36,723
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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