Town Hall · Frankfort

Frankfort, KY town hall & government

Frankfort spent $153.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,409 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Frankfort

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Frankfort's money goes

Spent
$153.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,409
typical Kentucky cities: $1,972
Long-term debt
$87.3 million
$3,076 per resident
Water & other utilities
$68.8 million45%
Sewer & trash
$14.4 million9%
Fire
$9 million6%
Roads & transportation
$7.7 million5%
Police
$6.3 million4%
Parks & libraries
$4.1 million3%
Administration & buildings
$4 million3%
Interest on debt
$1.1 million1%
Housing & development
$619,000<1%
Other
$37.4 million24%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 42%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Income taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the state <1%

Frankfort didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Frankfort

Full-time staff
535
172 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
60
and 82 full-time firefighters
Fire
84 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
80 full-time
Parks & libraries
9 full-time122 part
Police
63 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
62 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
37 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
15 full-time14 part
Housing & development
14 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
170 full-time18 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Frankfort didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Franklin County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,170
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
6,188
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$67 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,170 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.

Also serving Frankfort: Frankfort Independent School District ($14,619 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Frankfort pay

Typical tax bill
$1,571
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.86%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$183,700
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.

Local

Contact Frankfort's government

🏛️ Official websitefrankfort.ky.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Frankfort →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Frankfort

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

All of Frankfort'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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