That's an increase of 11.8 percent from 2015, when the county spent $9.67 million.
Jasper County has a population of 9,592.
Since 2001, the Jasper County budget has grown by nine percent, from $9.92 million. The county population has fallen 5.2 percent over the same period, from 10,117.
Salaries accounted for 34.4 percent of county spending in 2016. Jasper County property taxpayers paid $3.72 million for 70 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 84 full-time employees and 30 part-time employees, and spent $3.42 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
9,592
$10,815,690
$3,722,679
34.4
90
$41,363
2015
9,592
$9,672,806
$3,718,317
38.4
91
$40,861
2014
9,592
$9,786,541
$3,565,903
36.4
101
$35,306
2013
9,592
$10,215,465
$3,734,283
36.6
100
$37,343
2012
9,614
$9,994,242
$3,739,468
37.4
103
$36,306
2011
9,698
$9,149,746
$3,565,982
39
106
$33,641
2010
10,117
$8,935,385
$3,740,883
41.9
93
$40,225
2009
10,117
$9,465,366
$4,241,903
44.8
114
$37,210
2008
9,880
$9,753,052
$4,291,270
44
114
$37,643
2007
9,880
$9,576,213
$3,955,081
41.3
114
$34,694
2006
9,880
$10,095,040
$4,298,924
42.6
114
$37,710
2005
10,117
$10,049,200
$4,204,548
41.8
114
$36,882
2004
10,117
$11,522,811
$3,740,485
32.5
114
$32,811
2003
10,117
$10,020,008
$3,546,144
35.4
114
$31,107
2002
10,117
$10,472,858
$3,538,550
33.8
114
$31,040
2001
10,117
$9,922,054
$3,422,423
34.5
114
$30,021
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.