That's an increase of 2.6 percent from 2015, when the county spent $25.15 million.
Coles County has a population of 53,873.
Since 2001, the Coles County budget has grown by 11.4 percent, from $23.16 million. The county population has grown 1.3 percent over the same period, from 53,196.
Salaries accounted for 36 percent of county spending in 2016. Coles County property taxpayers paid $9.30 million for 195 full-time employees and 28 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 209 full-time employees and 37 part-time employees, and spent $9.47 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
53,873
$25,804,993
$9,296,139
36
223
$41,687
2015
53,873
$25,152,330
$9,428,588
37.5
233
$40,466
2014
53,873
$24,086,959
$9,306,861
38.6
237
$39,269
2013
53,873
$23,318,254
$9,387,223
40.3
231
$40,637
2012
53,873
$29,383,161
$9,318,528
31.7
238
$39,153
2011
53,873
$32,598,909
$9,764,744
30
242
$40,350
2010
53,873
$27,260,232
$9,801,990
36
241
$40,672
2009
51,011
$26,389,946
$10,121,635
38.4
242
$41,825
2008
51,011
$27,423,579
$9,971,113
36.4
250
$39,884
2007
51,011
$23,418,327
$9,813,140
41.9
247
$39,729
2006
53,196
$23,633,096
$9,570,221
40.5
243
$39,384
2005
53,196
$23,502,538
$9,480,587
40.3
232
$40,865
2004
53,196
$24,511,618
$9,402,401
38.4
230
$40,880
2003
53,196
$23,685,455
$9,336,048
39.4
232
$40,242
2002
53,196
$22,074,238
$9,652,178
43.7
234
$41,249
2001
53,196
$23,163,277
$9,466,504
40.9
246
$38,482
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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