How is Campbellsburg run?
Campbellsburg’s city government spent $271,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $346 per resident. Water and other utilities ($9,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Campbellsburg is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $346 per resident a year, or $0.95 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 51%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$346 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Campbellsburg’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($346 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. Campbellsburg spent less than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($71,000), 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; Campbellsburg itself left out).
No trend yet
Campbellsburg reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,316 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.81% 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 Campbellsburg’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 Campbellsburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Campbellsburg →
Who’s in charge in Campbellsburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 784 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 (784).
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.
Henry County School District
Campbellsburg’s K–12 school district, shared with New Castle, Smithfield, Pleasureville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,470 per pupil, $7,642 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.
Campbellsburg’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Campbellsburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Henry County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.5%6,093 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.0%1,857 votesOthers: 1.5% (124 votes).
Most votes in Henry County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Campbellsburg lies in Henry County. Every 2024 race in Henry County is on the county’s page.
Henry 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 Campbellsburg.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Campbellsburg’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Campbellsburg’s government
How much does Campbellsburg spend per resident?
About $346 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 $346 was less than 60% of 221 Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Campbellsburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,316 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.81% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Campbellsburg’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Campbellsburg yet.
How did Campbellsburg vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Campbellsburg alone. Henry County, where 100% of Campbellsburg lies, voted Trump 75.5%, Harris 23.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Campbellsburg?
1 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,635 (about $31,620 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Campbellsburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Aaron Reed) and State House District 47 (Felicia Rabourn). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →