That's a decrease of 16.7 percent from 2016, when the township spent $1.85 million.
Carbondale Township has a population of 26,179.
Since 2001, the Carbondale Township budget has fallen by 1.8 percent, from $1.57 million. The township population has fallen 12.7 percent over the same period, from 30,000.
Salaries accounted for 28.4 percent of township spending in 2017. Carbondale Township property taxpayers paid $436,406 for 11 full-time employees and seven part-time employees.
In 2001, the township had 10 full-time employees and spent $473,212, or $47,321 each.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
26,179
$1,538,823
$436,406
28.4
18
$24,245
2016
26,000
$1,847,683
$453,473
24.5
22
$20,612
2015
26,363
$1,631,986
$447,545
27.4
17
$26,326
2014
25,900
$1,631,986
$440,337
27
17
$25,902
2013
25,902
$1,607,917
$469,918
29.2
17
$27,642
2012
25,902
$1,632,070
$458,982
28.1
19
$24,157
2011
26,235
$1,495,171
$452,412
30.3
13
$34,801
2010
26,235
$1,844,366
$436,194
23.7
10
$43,619
2009
26,231
$1,738,883
$430,621
24.8
12
$35,885
2008
29,100
$1,698,390
$418,372
24.6
9
$46,486
2007
24,586
$1,605,727
$446,511
27.8
10
$44,651
2006
24,586
$1,390,903
$451,200
32.4
18
$25,067
2005
30,000
$1,398,261
$512,521
36.7
19
$26,975
2004
30,000
$2,275,185
$538,106
23.7
19
$28,321
2003
30,000
$2,010,304
$527,296
26.2
19
$27,752
2002
30,000
$1,447,250
$504,139
34.8
10
$50,414
2001
30,000
$1,566,635
$473,212
30.2
10
$47,321
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.