Town Hall · Martin

Martin, KY town hall & government

Martin spent $1.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,998 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Martin's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,998
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
$446,000
$824 per resident
Administration & buildings
$372,00023%
Police
$333,00021%
Housing & development
$314,00019%
Water & other utilities
$306,00019%
Sewer & trash
$237,00015%
Fire
$35,0002%
Paid to other governments
$19,0001%
Interest on debt
$6,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • From the federal government 22%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Martin

Full-time staff
25
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$31,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Housing & development
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Floyd County School District

Martin's K–12 school district, shared with Allen, Prestonsburg, Wayland and Wheelwright. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,628
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
5,449
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$48.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 30%

Of the $13,628 per pupil, $7,660 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.

Local

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Town hall & decisions in Martin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Martin

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

All of Martin'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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