Town Hall · Cloverport

Cloverport, KY town hall & government

Cloverport spent $1.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,173 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cloverport's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,173
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
$377,000
$328 per resident
Administration & buildings
$737,00055%
Water & other utilities
$152,00011%
Sewer & trash
$131,00010%
Paid to other governments
$120,0009%
Roads & transportation
$82,0006%
Police
$70,0005%
Parks & libraries
$21,0002%
Interest on debt
$19,0001%
Fire
$18,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 22%
  • From the federal government 21%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cloverport

Full-time staff
11
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$14,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Police
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cloverport Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$8,277
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
1,231
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 76%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $8,277 per pupil, $6,262 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 Cloverport pay

Typical tax bill
$758
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$84,800
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 Cloverport's government

🏛️ Official websitecloverport.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cloverport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cloverport

Cloverport is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Brett Guthrie. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Cloverport'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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