Town Hall · Concord

How Concord is run

Concord spent $71,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,290 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

City budget

$71,000

spent, year to June 30, 2022

Per resident

$2,290

Above typical Kentucky cities ($1,340)

Long-term debt

$53,000

$1,710 per resident

What stands out about how Concord is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

Runs its own water & sewer39% of spending goes to water, sewer and trash, paid largely by users’ fees.A shared school districtShares Lewis County School District with 1 other town.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $2,290 per resident a year, or $6.27 a day

The biggest line: water & other utilities, at 31% of spending.

CONCORDYour share · per resident · year to June 30, 2022

Water & other utilities$22,000 · 31%$710

Administration & buildings$14,000 · 20%$452

Police$14,000 · 20%$452

Parks & libraries$10,000 · 14%$323

Sewer & trash$6,000 · 8%$194

Fire$2,000 · 3%$65

Roads & transportation$2,000 · 3%$65

Interest on debt$1,000 · 1%$32

Total per resident$2,290

Whole budget $71,000 · 31 residents
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Where the money comes from

Sales taxes 28%Utility sales 23%Fees & charges 13%Property taxes 12%From the state 9%Income taxes 8%From other local governments 3%Interest, fines & other 3%Other taxes & licenses 1%

An estimate

Concord didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

The school district

Lewis County School District

Concord’s K–12 school district, shared with Vanceburg. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Concord →

$13,355

per pupil · KY $14,752

1,981

students

$45.4 million

long-term debt

Of the $13,355 per pupil, $7,006 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 12%State 71%Federal 17%

Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal.

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Concord

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Concord yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who represents Concord

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Concord.

Politics & elections →

1
Your cityMayor & council

Local officials aren’t on record yet.
2
Kentucky HouseState representatives

Patrick Flannery
3
Kentucky SenateState senator

Robin Webb
4
GovernorStatewide

Andy Beshear
5
U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress

Thomas Massie
6
U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kentucky

Mitch McConnell Rand Paul

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

Reach Concord’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Concord is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →

Weigh in

Does Concord get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Concord, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.