That's a decrease of 1.8 percent from 2016, when the city spent $18.80 million, or $8,543 per household.
Carterville has 2,200 households and a population of 5,496.
Since 2001, the City of Carterville budget has grown by 39.1 percent, from $13.27 million. The city population has grown 19.1 percent over the same period, from 4,616.
Salaries accounted for 11.2 percent of city spending in 2017. Carterville property taxpayers paid $2.08 million for 28 full-time employees and 62 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 24 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees, and spent $1.13 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
5,496
$18,462,001
$2,075,056
11.2
90
$23,056
2016
5,496
$18,795,001
$2,033,268
10.8
88
$23,105
2015
5,496
$18,971,880
$1,874,107
9.9
87
$21,541
2014
5,496
$18,971,880
$1,695,554
8.9
76
$22,310
2013
5,496
$19,329,840
$1,628,473
8.4
83
$19,620
2012
5,496
$19,508,820
$1,666,439
8.5
75
$22,219
2011
5,496
$20,224,740
$1,584,509
7.8
75
$21,127
2010
5,518
$19,947,720
$1,618,255
8.1
53
$30,533
2009
5,441
$15,090,660
$1,517,903
10.1
51
$29,763
2008
5,374
$15,675,660
$1,448,244
9.2
51
$28,397
2007
5,190
$15,735,560
$1,458,387
9.3
51
$28,596
2006
4,616
$13,497,500
$1,467,798
10.9
51
$28,780
2005
4,616
$5,344,031
$1,415,085
26.5
51
$27,747
2004
4,616
$13,215,167
$1,361,571
10.3
51
$26,697
2003
4,616
$13,325,280
$1,436,499
10.8
51
$28,167
2002
4,616
$2,938,971
$945,379
32.2
51
$18,537
2001
4,616
$13,274,160
$1,133,413
8.5
44
$25,759
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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