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Owingsville, KY town hall & government

Owingsville spent $2.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,375 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Owingsville's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,375
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
$2 million
$1,253 per resident
Water & other utilities
$736,00034%
Sewer & trash
$678,00032%
Police
$323,00015%
Fire
$119,0006%
Administration & buildings
$102,0005%
Roads & transportation
$81,0004%
Interest on debt
$56,0003%
Parks & libraries
$55,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Utility sales 30%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the state 4%
  • Income taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Owingsville

Full-time staff
17
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$52,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time
Police
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bath County School District

Owingsville's K–12 school district, shared with Salt Lick and Sharpsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,565
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
1,925
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 30%

Of the $12,565 per pupil, $6,924 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 Owingsville pay

Typical tax bill
$780
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$118,300
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 Owingsville's government

Town hall & decisions in Owingsville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Owingsville

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

All of Owingsville'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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