Town Hall · Clinton

Clinton, KY town hall & government

Clinton spent $430,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $346 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Clinton's government.

Town budget

Where Clinton's money goes

Spent
$430,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$346
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Paid to other governments
$165,00038%
Police
$117,00027%
Administration & buildings
$65,00015%
Roads & transportation
$60,00014%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%
Other
$21,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • From the state 17%
  • Income taxes 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Clinton

Full-time staff
7
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$51,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hickman County School District

Clinton's K–12 school district, shared with Columbus. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,748
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
717
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal

  • Local 32%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $14,748 per pupil, $8,547 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Clinton pay

Typical tax bill
$328
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.49%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$67,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Clinton's government

🏛️ Official websitehickmancounty.ky.gov/clinton ↗

Town hall & decisions in Clinton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clinton

Clinton is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative James Comer. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Clinton's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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