That's a decrease of 8.9 percent from 2016, when the county spent $6.19 million.
Hamilton County has a population of 8,194.
Since 2001, the Hamilton County budget has fallen by 14.8 percent, from $6.61 million. The county population has fallen 3.6 percent over the same period, from 8,499.
Salaries accounted for 27.2 percent of county spending in 2017. Hamilton County property taxpayers paid $1.53 million for 39 full-time employees and 26 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 34 full-time employees and six part-time employees, and spent $1.21 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
8,194
$5,636,002
$1,531,033
27.2
65
$23,554
2016
8,457
$6,188,553
$1,644,619
26.6
60
$27,410
2015
8,457
$6,263,481
$1,503,808
24
64
$23,497
2014
8,457
$5,593,303
$1,447,037
25.9
68
$21,280
2013
8,457
$6,006,846
$1,456,044
24.2
77
$18,910
2012
8,457
$5,279,121
$1,410,614
26.7
49
$28,788
2011
8,457
$5,270,251
$1,397,297
26.5
40
$34,932
2010
8,499
$5,379,559
$1,205,764
22.4
40
$30,144
2009
8,499
$5,582,468
$1,220,150
21.9
40
$30,504
2008
8,499
$5,549,852
$1,153,515
20.8
40
$28,838
2007
8,499
$5,448,241
$1,171,383
21.5
40
$29,285
2006
8,499
$5,333,124
$1,114,235
20.9
40
$27,856
2005
8,499
$5,866,374
$1,278,956
21.8
40
$31,974
2004
8,499
$6,095,777
$1,261,475
20.7
40
$31,537
2003
8,499
$5,778,670
$1,249,780
21.6
40
$31,245
2002
8,499
$6,202,899
$1,140,073
18.4
40
$28,502
2001
8,499
$6,613,643
$1,206,793
18.2
40
$30,170
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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