How is Ekron run?
Ekron’s city government spent $27,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $181 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Ekron didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Ekron is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Meade County School District
Ekron’s K–12 school district, shared with Brandenburg. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,054 per pupil, $6,355 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.
About $181 per resident a year, or $0.50 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 67%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Ekron didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Ekron yet
Every year of Ekron’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 $620 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.56% 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 Ekron’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 Ekron’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ekron →
Who’s in charge in Ekron
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ekron’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ekron alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Meade County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.3%10,630 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.2%3,279 votesOthers: 1.5% (214 votes).
Most votes in Meade County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Ekron lies in Meade County. Every 2024 race in Meade County is on the county’s page.
Meade 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 Ekron.
- 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 Ekron’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Ekron’s government
How much does Ekron spend per resident?
About $181 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Ekron didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $27,000.
What is the property tax rate in Ekron?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $620 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.56% 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 Ekron’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ekron yet.
How did Ekron vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ekron alone. Meade County, where 100% of Ekron lies, voted Trump 75.3%, Harris 23.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ekron?
0 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,428 (about $53,136 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Ekron in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Steve Meredith) and State House District 27 (Nancy Tate). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ekron’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 Ekron, 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 →