That's an increase of 6.3 percent from 2015, when the county spent $10.24 million.
Douglas County has a population of 19,980.
Since 2001, the Douglas County budget has grown by 30.7 percent, from $8.33 million. The county population has grown 2.7 percent over the same period, from 19,464.
Salaries accounted for 39.7 percent of county spending in 2016. Douglas County property taxpayers paid $4.32 million for 90 full-time employees and 55 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 68 full-time employees and 57 part-time employees, and spent $3.03 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
19,980
$10,886,337
$4,318,635
39.7
145
$29,784
2015
19,823
$10,238,985
$4,238,128
41.4
137
$30,935
2014
19,889
$11,457,738
$4,090,164
35.7
139
$29,426
2013
19,887
$11,033,558
$4,009,433
36.3
147
$27,275
2012
19,853
$10,130,821
$4,087,476
40.3
125
$32,700
2011
19,836
$9,913,570
$4,198,096
42.3
125
$33,585
2010
19,922
$9,850,072
$3,952,211
40.1
201
$19,663
2009
19,464
$11,522,415
$4,105,233
35.6
154
$26,657
2008
19,464
$9,724,544
$3,755,542
38.6
130
$28,889
2007
19,464
$9,189,321
$3,468,283
37.7
123
$28,197
2006
19,464
$9,533,571
$3,257,216
34.2
89
$36,598
2005
19,464
$8,593,667
$2,725,249
31.7
89
$30,621
2004
19,464
$9,842,070
$3,031,591
30.8
89
$34,063
2003
19,464
$8,425,219
$3,117,792
37
95
$32,819
2002
19,464
$8,438,528
$3,134,457
37.1
126
$24,877
2001
19,464
$8,326,529
$3,027,399
36.4
125
$24,219
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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