Town Hall · Ferguson

Ferguson, KY town hall & government

Ferguson spent $310,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $329 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ferguson's money goes

Spent
$310,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$329
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
$10,000
$11 per resident
Administration & buildings
$187,00060%
Police
$56,00018%
Parks & libraries
$30,00010%
Roads & transportation
$28,0009%
Fire
$8,0003%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 27%
  • From the federal government 22%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Income taxes 8%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ferguson

Full-time staff
1
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
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

Pulaski County School District

Ferguson's K–12 school district, shared with Burnside, Eubank and Somerset. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,883
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
7,840
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$94.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $12,883 per pupil, $8,210 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 Ferguson pay

Typical tax bill
$769
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$153,100
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 Ferguson's government

Town hall & decisions in Ferguson →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ferguson

Ferguson is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Harold Rogers. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Ferguson'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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