That's a decrease of 1.9 percent from 2015, when the county spent $47.89 million.
Knox County has a population of 50,938.
Since 2001, the Knox County budget has fallen by 12.4 percent, from $53.64 million. The county population has fallen 10.2 percent over the same period, from 56,700.
Salaries accounted for 35.8 percent of county spending in 2016. Knox County property taxpayers paid $16.79 million for 364 full-time employees and 85 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 353 full-time employees and 97 part-time employees, and spent $15.87 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
50,938
$46,965,412
$16,788,652
35.7
449
$37,391
2015
51,441
$47,894,053
$17,026,651
35.6
443
$38,435
2014
52,247
$48,593,038
$16,900,705
34.8
473
$35,731
2013
52,247
$49,233,140
$16,800,877
34.1
484
$34,713
2012
52,917
$46,122,877
$16,363,795
35.5
510
$32,086
2011
52,919
$45,306,461
$15,505,023
34.2
436
$35,562
2010
51,648
$42,906,352
$14,850,081
34.6
403
$36,849
2009
55,836
$40,890,346
$14,677,763
35.9
389
$37,732
2008
51,857
$48,603,253
$14,887,078
30.6
409
$36,399
2007
53,884
$47,215,592
$15,048,668
31.9
409
$36,794
2006
53,884
$42,467,601
$14,407,978
33.9
403
$35,752
2005
53,884
$46,292,243
$14,653,725
31.7
583
$25,135
2004
53,884
$45,715,613
$16,522,483
36.1
583
$28,340
2003
55,314
$47,667,208
$14,928,527
31.3
450
$33,175
2002
55,314
$48,951,746
$15,309,391
31.3
457
$33,500
2001
56,700
$53,638,736
$15,867,982
29.6
450
$35,262
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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