That's a decrease of 7.3 percent from 2014, when the city spent $46.10 million, or $4,838.47 per household.
Carbondale has 9,527 households and a population of 26,324.
Since 2001, the City of Carbondale budget has fallen by 18.2 percent, from $52.20 million. The city population has fallen 2.5 percent over the same period, from 27,000.
Salaries accounted for 34.1 percent of city spending in 2015. Carbondale property taxpayers paid $14.55 million for 273 full-time employees and 37 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 246 full-time employees and 45 part-time employees, and spent $14.18 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
26,324
$42,714,106.50
$14,554,814.52
34.1
310
$46,951.01
2014
25,961
$46,096,087.49
$14,284,166.69
31
317
$45,060.46
2013
26,241
$44,992,801.36
$13,906,041.76
30.9
307
$45,296.55
2012
25,800
$47,332,619.90
$13,625,714.88
28.8
304
$44,821.43
2011
25,902
$53,885,860.20
$13,862,918.88
25.7
302
$45,903.70
2010
26,231
$59,803,808.55
$14,449,600.38
24.2
330
$43,786.66
2009
26,231
$48,478,013.61
$14,799,005.45
30.5
369
$40,105.70
2008
24,917
$52,195,739.60
$14,214,952.52
27.2
373
$38,109.79
2007
25,597
$50,270,122.89
$14,842,793.16
29.5
446
$33,279.80
2006
25,597
$47,580,351.60
$14,112,340.80
29.7
333
$42,379.40
2005
25,597
$59,976,007.52
$14,176,152.44
23.6
350
$40,503.29
2004
25,597
$51,616,891.26
$14,689,264.83
28.5
358
$41,031.46
2003
25,597
$49,536,781.80
$14,957,025.60
30.2
309
$48,404.61
2002
27,000
$54,133,693.20
$14,645,638.35
27.1
294
$49,815.09
2001
27,000
$52,201,649.78
$14,183,308.60
27.2
291
$48,739.89
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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