Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Bloomfield run?
Bloomfield’s city government spent $344,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $318 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bloomfield is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $318 per resident a year, or $0.87 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 66%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$318 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Bloomfield’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($318 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 221 Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $425, and the middle half spent $226–$721. Bloomfield spent less than 64% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($34,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bloomfield itself left out).
No trend yet
Bloomfield reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,399 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.77% of the home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bloomfield’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Bloomfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bloomfield →
Who’s in charge in Bloomfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bloomfield’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on bloomfieldky.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 135 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,083).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Nelson County School District
Bloomfield’s K–12 school district, shared with Fairfield, New Haven, Bardstown. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,226 per pupil, $8,694 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bloomfield’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bloomfield alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Nelson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.2%16,052 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.5%6,515 votesOthers: 1.2% (285 votes).
Most votes in Nelson County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Bloomfield lies in Nelson County. Every 2024 race in Nelson County is on the county’s page.
Nelson County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bloomfield.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: bloomfieldky.com ↗
- 2Kentucky HouseState representatives
- 3Kentucky SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kentucky
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bloomfield’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bloomfield’s government
How much does Bloomfield spend per resident?
About $318 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $318 was less than 64% of 221 Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Bloomfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,399 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.77% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bloomfieldky.com.
Who runs Bloomfield’s government?
See bloomfieldky.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bloomfield yet.
How did Bloomfield vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bloomfield alone. Nelson County, where 100% of Bloomfield lies, voted Trump 70.2%, Harris 28.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bloomfield?
8 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $28,296 (about $339,552 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bloomfield in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Jimmy Higdon) and State House District 50 (Candy Massaroni). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bloomfield’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →