Town Hall · Kevil

Kevil, KY town hall & government

Kevil spent $370,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $650 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kevil's money goes

Spent
$370,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$650
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
$28,000
$49 per resident
Administration & buildings
$183,00049%
Fire
$73,00020%
Water & other utilities
$54,00015%
Sewer & trash
$53,00014%
Paid to other governments
$6,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 30%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kevil

Full-time staff
4
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,800
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 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

Ballard County School District

Kevil's K–12 school district, shared with Barlow, Blandville, La Center and Wickliffe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,370
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
1,039
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $14,370 per pupil, $7,449 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 Kevil pay

Typical tax bill
$875
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$137,500
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 Kevil's government

Town hall & decisions in Kevil →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kevil

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

All of Kevil'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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