That's a decrease of 2.7 percent from 2016, when the city spent $52.31 million, or $9,161 per household.
Carbondale has 5,710 households and a population of 26,179.
Since 2001, the City of Carbondale budget has fallen by 5.9 percent, from $54.11 million. The city population has fallen three percent over the same period, from 27,000.
Salaries accounted for 29.5 percent of city spending in 2017. Carbondale property taxpayers paid $15.02 million for 270 full-time employees and 45 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 246 full-time employees and 45 part-time employees, and spent $14.70 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
26,179
$50,911,074
$15,023,086
29.5
315
$47,692
2016
26,399
$52,310,081
$15,562,563
29.8
319
$48,785
2015
26,324
$44,389,170
$15,125,592
34.1
310
$48,792
2014
25,961
$47,438,692
$14,700,210
31
317
$46,373
2013
26,241
$46,723,294
$14,440,890
30.9
307
$47,039
2012
25,800
$48,672,222
$14,011,348
28.8
304
$46,090
2011
25,902
$56,380,576
$14,504,721
25.7
302
$48,029
2010
26,231
$61,420,128
$14,840,130
24.2
330
$44,970
2009
26,231
$50,194,049
$15,322,864
30.5
369
$41,525
2008
24,917
$54,043,376
$14,718,137
27.2
373
$39,459
2007
25,597
$52,418,419
$15,477,101
29.5
446
$34,702
2006
25,597
$49,562,866
$14,700,355
29.7
333
$44,145
2005
25,597
$62,878,072
$14,862,095
23.6
350
$42,463
2004
25,597
$53,617,546
$15,258,616
28.5
358
$42,622
2003
25,597
$51,037,896
$15,410,269
30.2
309
$49,871
2002
27,000
$56,138,645
$15,188,069
27.1
294
$51,660
2001
27,000
$54,106,819
$14,700,948
27.2
291
$50,519
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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