That's an increase of 11.2 percent from 2016, when the county spent $296.04 million.
Kane County has a population of 534,667.
Since 2001, the Kane County budget has grown by 20.6 percent, from $272.95 million. The county population has grown 25.6 percent over the same period, from 425,545.
Salaries accounted for 21.5 percent of county spending in 2017. Kane County property taxpayers paid $70.76 million for 1196 full-time employees and 775 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 1158 full-time employees and 100 part-time employees, and spent $58.63 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
534,667
$329,295,164
$70,756,143
21.5
1,971
$35,899
2016
531,715
$296,039,090
$71,127,574
24
1,342
$53,001
2015
530,847
$328,201,327
$69,947,658
21.3
1,314
$53,233
2014
527,306
$310,216,441
$68,133,681
22
1,316
$51,773
2013
523,643
$328,232,282
$66,923,985
20.4
1,293
$51,759
2012
522,487
$331,684,008
$67,200,109
20.3
1,264
$53,165
2011
515,269
$313,969,543
$68,510,791
21.8
1,354
$50,599
2010
515,269
$352,439,378
$72,364,919
20.5
1,551
$46,657
2009
507,125
$364,431,236
$74,599,482
20.5
1,602
$46,566
2008
507,125
$429,960,309
$74,059,287
17.2
1,355
$54,656
2007
505,000
$417,804,806
$71,686,734
17.2
1,389
$51,610
2006
482,113
$357,756,360
$65,400,506
18.3
1,389
$47,085
2005
482,113
$403,894,283
$69,629,292
17.2
1,389
$50,129
2004
457,122
$369,197,221
$88,255,568
23.9
1,457
$60,573
2003
457,122
$359,562,732
$63,057,160
17.5
1,300
$48,506
2002
443,041
$351,330,069
$64,676,441
18.4
1,384
$46,732
2001
425,545
$272,946,609
$58,633,332
21.5
1,258
$46,608
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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