That's an increase of 6.7 percent from 2016, when the county spent $8.19 million.
Alexander County has a population of 9,327.
Since 2001, the Alexander County budget has fallen by 5.2 percent, from $9.22 million. The county population has fallen 2.7 percent over the same period, from 9,590.
Salaries accounted for 20 percent of county spending in 2017. Alexander County property taxpayers paid $1.75 million for 38 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 65 full-time employees and six part-time employees, and spent $2.70 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
9,327
$8,738,338
$1,750,459
20
48
$36,468
2016
9,327
$8,189,754
$1,659,071
20.3
57
$29,107
2015
9,327
$8,460,761
$1,941,348
22.9
48
$40,445
2014
9,327
$9,116,247
$1,817,539
19.9
57
$31,887
2013
9,327
$9,066,800
$1,869,360
20.6
52
$35,949
2012
9,327
$9,300,612
$1,841,963
19.8
63
$29,238
2011
9,327
$9,156,779
$1
0
62
$0
2010
9,327
$9,169,776
$2,050,733
22.4
51
$40,210
2008
9,327
$9,362,551
$2,254,832
24.1
69
$32,679
2007
9,327
$9,755,985
$2,422,842
24.8
102
$23,753
2006
9,327
$9,604,116
$2,267,810
23.6
61
$37,177
2005
9,327
$10,038,400
$2,321,099
23.1
78
$29,758
2004
9,327
$9,893,113
$2,120,965
21.4
69
$30,739
2003
9,327
$8,793,612
$2,082,346
23.7
71
$29,329
2002
9,590
$9,029,601
$2,319,054
25.7
71
$32,663
2001
9,590
$9,215,055
$2,702,562
29.3
71
$38,064
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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