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Livermore, KY town hall & government

Livermore spent $6.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,830 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Livermore's money goes

Spent
$6.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,830
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
$729,000
$574 per resident
Fire
$5.1 million83%
Sewer & trash
$349,0006%
Administration & buildings
$263,0004%
Water & other utilities
$209,0003%
Paid to other governments
$119,0002%
Parks & libraries
$93,0002%
Roads & transportation
$11,000<1%
Police
$4,000<1%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • From the federal government 21%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Livermore

Full-time staff
7
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Livermore didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

McLean County School District

Livermore's K–12 school district, shared with Calhoun, Island and Sacramento. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,750
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
1,390
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $13,750 per pupil, $7,796 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 Livermore pay

Typical tax bill
$956
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$134,600
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 Livermore's government

Town hall & decisions in Livermore →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Livermore

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

All of Livermore'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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