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Town Hall · Carbondale Township

How is Carbondale Township run?

Carbondale Township’s town government spent $1.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $43 per resident.

Town website
Next public meeting

Preservation Commission

5:30 pm · 200 South Illinois Avenue

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2022
$1.2M
year to March 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$43
In 2022: $43, less than 62% of 37 similar towns
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
11
full-time · 5 part-time · March payroll $41,922
Typical tax bill
$3,328
2.38% of home value · IL 2.01%

What stands out about how Carbondale Township is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.A shared school districtShares Carbondale Community High School District 165 with 6+ other towns.Low bills, a higher rateThe typical bill is $3,328 a year: 2.38% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.Results of its own8,628 votes for president in 2024, counted for Carbondale Township itself.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Carbondale Township’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

  • Oct28
    Planning Commission /Zoning Board of AppealsWednesday · 6:00 pm · 200 South Illinois AvenueZoning Board of Appeals 28 October 2026Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct28
    Planning Commission /Zoning Board of AppealsWednesday · 6:00 pm · 200 South Illinois AvenueZoning Board of AppealsMeeting page ↗
  • Oct28
    Planning CommissionWednesday · 6:00 pm · 200 South Illinois AvenuePlanning Commission MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct27
    City CouncilTuesday · 6:00 pm · 200 South Illinois AvenueCity Council MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct27
    City CouncilTuesday · 6:00 pm · 200 South Illinois AvenueLocal Liquor Control CommissionAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2022 budget

About $43 per resident a year, or $0.12 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 28%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 81%From the state 18%Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Carbondale Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $36,000. With these, the whole budget was $1.2 million.
Compared with similar places

$43 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns

Carbondale Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($43 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 37 Illinois towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $50, and the middle half spent $34–$85. Carbondale Township spent less than 62% of them.

Middle half of the group, $34–$85Median $50Carbondale Township

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
37

Illinois towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Carbondale Township itself left out).

Over the years

No trend yet

Carbondale Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $3,328 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.38% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Illinois$5,298
Makanda Township$4,714
Carbondale Township$3,328
Carbondale$3,166
De Soto Township$2,566
Murphysboro Township$2,198
Pomona Township$2,030
$3,328
typical bill a year
2.38%
effective rate
$139,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Carbondale Township’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Carbondale Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Carbondale Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Carbondale Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See explorecarbondale.com for Carbondale Township’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Carbondale Township yet.explorecarbondale.com ↗
Who works for Carbondale Township

One full-time town employee for every 2,545 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (27,999).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings3 + 5 pt
Fire4
Roads & transportation3
Health & welfare1
11
full-time
5
part-time
$41,922
payroll for March 2022
$503,064
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$43,900
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
4
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Carbondale Township had 0.4 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 26 of the 37 Illinois towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 0.3: Carbondale Township had more than 58% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Carbondale Community High School District 165

Carbondale Township’s high school district, shared with Carbondale, De Soto Township, De Soto, Makanda Township, Makanda and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Carbondale Township →
$22,399
per pupil · IL $21,567
995
students
$3.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $22,399 per pupil, $12,045 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 56%State 34%Federal 9%

Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.

Also serving Carbondale Township

Carbondale Elementary School District 95 · $19,629 per pupil

Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 · $14,579 per pupil

Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130 · $14,116 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Carbondale Township voted in 2024

Official results for Carbondale Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President8,628 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat72.2%6,228 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican24.7%2,132 votes

Others: 3.1% (268 votes).

Most votes in Carbondale Township: Kamala D Harris

Jackson County: Harris 50.2%, Trump 46.7% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%

Turnout
44%

of Carbondale Township’s 19,730 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Illinois: 62%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. House · Illinois’s 12th District367,629 votes
Mike BostRepublican74.2%
Brian RobertsDemocrat25.8%

Most votes in the district: Mike Bost

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Carbondale Township, its county and the state

HarrisTrumpOthersVotes
Carbondale Township72.2%24.7%3.1%8,628
Jackson County50.2%46.7%3.1%22,716
Illinois54.4%43.5%2.2%5,633,310
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Who represents Carbondale Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Carbondale Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Officials: explorecarbondale.com ↗
  2. 2
    Illinois HouseState representatives
    Scott Doody
  3. 3
    Illinois SenateState senator
    Paul Jacobs
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    J. B. Pritzker
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Mike Bost
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
    Richard J. DurbinTammy Duckworth

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Carbondale Township compares with the towns next door

Carbondale Township spent $43 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $36 to $2,763. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Makanda Township: $89 per resident (2022)Murphysboro Township: $72 per resident (2022)De Soto Township: $45 per resident (2022)Carbondale: $2,763 per resident (2022)Pomona Township: $36 per resident (2022)Makanda TownshipMurphysboro TownshipDe Soto TownshipCarbondalePomona TownshipCarbondale Township
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Pomona Township$36$2,030
De Soto Township$45$2,566
Murphysboro Township$72$2,198
Makanda Township$89$4,714
Carbondale$2,763$3,166
Carbondale Township$43$3,328

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Carbondale Township’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websiteexplorecarbondale.com ↗

Questions about Carbondale Township’s government

How much does Carbondale Township spend per resident?

About $43 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $43 was less than 62% of 37 Illinois towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Carbondale Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,328 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.38% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see explorecarbondale.com.

Who runs Carbondale Township’s government?

See explorecarbondale.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Carbondale Township yet.

How did Carbondale Township vote in 2024?

For president, Kamala D Harris 72.2%, Donald J Trump 24.7% (8,628 votes, official results). Jackson County: Harris 50.2%, Trump 46.7%. Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%.

How many people work for Carbondale Township?

11 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $41,922 (about $503,064 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Carbondale Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 59 (Paul Jacobs) and State House District 118 (Scott Doody). The House district also covers 41 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Carbondale Township?

The next posted meeting is Preservation Commission on Monday, November 16, at 5:30 pm in 200 South Illinois Avenue, from the town’s own agenda portal.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →