That's an increase of 8.2 percent from 2015, when the county spent $68.32 million.
Kendall County has a population of 123,355.
Since 2001, the Kendall County budget has grown by 97.6 percent, from $37.41 million. The county population has grown 162.5 percent over the same period, from 47,000.
Salaries accounted for 26.6 percent of county spending in 2016. Kendall County property taxpayers paid $19.69 million for 305 full-time employees and 82 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 165 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees, and spent $10.87 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
123,355
$73,937,549
$19,685,879
26.6
387
$50,868
2015
121,350
$68,321,269
$20,102,975
29.4
370
$54,332
2014
119,348
$66,568,300
$20,037,071
30.1
373
$53,719
2013
114,736
$69,569,294
$20,262,363
29.1
390
$51,955
2012
114,736
$71,352,312
$20,888,941
29.3
390
$53,561
2011
114,736
$68,020,925
$20,969,967
30.8
392
$53,495
2010
104,821
$71,575,641
$20,847,808
29.1
382
$54,575
2009
96,818
$90,367,126
$19,719,070
21.8
388
$50,822
2008
96,818
$63,274,479
$17,948,708
28.4
190
$94,467
2007
88,158
$53,327,531
$17,475,502
32.8
190
$91,976
2006
88,158
$67,659,334
$16,738,618
24.7
185
$90,479
2005
79,514
$45,609,924
$14,992,572
32.9
185
$81,041
2004
66,565
$40,139,949
$13,265,405
33
185
$71,705
2003
58,227
$39,013,394
$12,969,897
33.2
185
$70,108
2002
47,000
$37,629,220
$9,593,104
25.5
185
$51,855
2001
47,000
$37,409,839
$10,869,465
29.1
185
$58,754
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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