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Town Hall · Evarts

How is Evarts run?

Evarts’ city government spent $676,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $811 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Evarts didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$676,000
year to June 30, 2024 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2024
$811
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$626,000
end of FY2024 · Census estimate
City staff, 2022
14
full-time · 0 part-time · March payroll $32,097
Typical tax bill
$829
1.16% of home value · KY 0.75%

What stands out about how Evarts is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2024 budget

About $811 per resident a year, or $2.22 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 39%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 53%Fees & charges 20%Sales taxes 14%Property taxes 7%From the state 4%Other taxes & licenses 1%Interest, fines & other 1%
An estimate

Evarts didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $208,000; interest on debt $37,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $1.5 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Evarts yet

Every year of Evarts’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $829 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.16% of the home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Kentucky$1,544
Evarts$829
$829
typical bill a year
1.16%
effective rate
$71,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Evarts’ 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 Evarts’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Evarts →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Evarts

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See evartskentucky.com for Evarts’ current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Evarts yet.evartskentucky.com ↗
Agendas

Evarts’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on evartskentucky.com ↗.

Who works for Evarts

One full-time city employee for every 60 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (834).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Water & other utilities6
Sewer & trash4
Administration & buildings2
Police2
14
full-time
0
part-time
$32,097
payroll for March 2022
$385,164
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$27,500
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
2
sworn police officers
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Evarts’ 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Harlan County School District

Evarts’ K–12 school district, shared with Benham, Cumberland, Loyall, Lynch. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Evarts →
$15,102
per pupil · KY $14,752
3,361
students
$25.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,102 per pupil, $8,498 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 14%State 51%Federal 35%

Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Evarts’ votes are counted by county

Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Evarts alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Harlan County’s results.

President · Harlan County’s results10,388 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican87.7%9,109 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat11.5%1,199 votes

Others: 0.8% (80 votes).

Most votes in Harlan County: Donald J Trump

Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%

The county’s page

100% of Evarts lies in Harlan County. Every 2024 race in Harlan County is on the county’s page.

Harlan County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Evarts

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Evarts.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
  2. 2
    Kentucky HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Kentucky SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kentucky

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Evarts’ government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Evarts’ government

How much does Evarts spend per resident?

About $811 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Evarts didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.5 million.

What is the property tax rate in Evarts?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $829 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.16% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see evartskentucky.com.

Who runs Evarts’ government?

See evartskentucky.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Evarts yet.

How did Evarts vote in 2024?

Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Evarts alone. Harlan County, where 100% of Evarts lies, voted Trump 87.7%, Harris 11.5% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Evarts?

14 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $32,097 (about $385,164 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Evarts in the state legislature?

State Senate District 29 (Scott Madon) and State House District 87 (Adam Bowling). The House district also covers six 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 (for Evarts, 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 →