Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Clay City run?
Clay City’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Clay City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Clay City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Powell County School District
Clay City’s K–12 school district, shared with Stanton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,108 per pupil, $7,200 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.
No comparison or trend for Clay City yet
Every year of Clay City’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $455 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.72% 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 Clay City’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 Clay City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clay City →
Who’s in charge in Clay City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Clay City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on claycity.ky.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 78 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 (1,087).
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.
Clay City’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clay City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Powell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.3%4,092 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.9%1,174 votesOthers: 1.8% (94 votes).
Most votes in Powell County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Clay City lies in Powell County. Every 2024 race in Powell County is on the county’s page.
Powell 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 Clay City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: claycity.ky.gov ↗
- 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 Clay City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Clay City’s government
How much does Clay City spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Clay City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $18,000.
What is the property tax rate in Clay City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $455 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.72% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see claycity.ky.gov.
Who runs Clay City’s government?
See claycity.ky.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clay City yet.
How did Clay City vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clay City alone. Powell County, where 100% of Clay City lies, voted Trump 76.3%, Harris 21.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clay City?
14 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $42,831 (about $513,972 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Clay City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 30 (Brandon Smith) and State House District 91 (Bill Wesley). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Clay City’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 (for Clay City, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →