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Tompkinsville, KY town hall & government

Tompkinsville spent $3.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,403 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tompkinsville's money goes

Spent
$3.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,403
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$721 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million34%
Administration & buildings
$671,00021%
Police
$591,00019%
Sewer & trash
$578,00018%
Parks & libraries
$164,0005%
Roads & transportation
$54,0002%
Interest on debt
$11,000<1%
Fire
$8,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 41%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the state 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tompkinsville

Full-time staff
35
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
12 full-time
Police
10 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Other
3 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Monroe County School District

Tompkinsville's K–12 school district, shared with Fountain Run and Gamaliel. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,103
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
1,823
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $16,103 per pupil, $9,232 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 Tompkinsville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,045
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$99,000
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 Tompkinsville's government

Town hall & decisions in Tompkinsville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tompkinsville

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

All of Tompkinsville'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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