Town Hall · Pikeville

Pikeville, TN town hall & government

Pikeville spent $4.7 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,514 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Pikeville's money goes

Spent
$4.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,514
typical Tennessee cities: $3,110
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
$2,662 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.2 million70%
Administration & buildings
$358,0008%
Sewer & trash
$358,0008%
Roads & transportation
$249,0005%
Police
$233,0005%
Fire
$114,0002%
Interest on debt
$56,0001%
Parks & libraries
$35,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$16,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 49%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From the state 8%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%

Pikeville didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Pikeville

Full-time staff
28
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$50,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Police
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bledsoe County School District

Pikeville's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,363
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
1,650
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal

  • Local 16%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 31%

Of the $15,363 per pupil, $7,048 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 Pikeville pay

Typical tax bill
$742
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.44%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$168,500
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 Pikeville's government

Town hall & decisions in Pikeville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pikeville

Pikeville is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative Scott DesJarlais. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Pikeville'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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