Photo: Warren LeMay · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Fort Thomas run?
Fort Thomas’ city government spent $14.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $870 per resident.
What stands out about how Fort Thomas is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Fort Thomas.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ftthomas.org ↗
- 2Kentucky HouseFort Thomas is split between 2 districts
- 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.
About $870 per resident a year, or $2.38 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 22%.
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$742 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Fort Thomas’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($742 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 19 Kentucky cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $763, and the middle half spent $581–$1,106. Fort Thomas spent less than 53% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kentucky cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Fort Thomas itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 24% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Fort Thomas reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $742 · 2023: $416 · 2024: $870. Per resident it went from $742 to $870 (up 17%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 16,261 to 17,133.
full-time in March 2025, down from 77 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $4,313 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.29% 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 Fort Thomas’ 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.
Tax bills are one input to Fort Thomas’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fort Thomas →
Who’s in charge in Fort Thomas
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Fort Thomas’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ftthomas.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 235 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (17,133).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Fort Thomas Independent School District
Fort Thomas’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,843 per pupil, $7,851 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.
Campbell County School District · $14,103 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Fort Thomas’ votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fort Thomas alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Campbell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.9%28,450 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.2%18,952 votesOthers: 1.9% (932 votes).
Most votes in Campbell County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Fort Thomas lies in Campbell County. Every 2024 race in Campbell County is on the county’s page.
Campbell 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.
How Fort Thomas compares with the towns next door
Fort Thomas spent $742 per resident in 2022; the 6 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $293 to $1,074. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Fort Thomas’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Fort Thomas’ government
How much does Fort Thomas spend per resident?
About $870 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $742 was less than 53% of 19 Kentucky cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Fort Thomas?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,313 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.29% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ftthomas.org.
Who runs Fort Thomas’ government?
See ftthomas.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fort Thomas yet.
How did Fort Thomas vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fort Thomas alone. Campbell County, where 100% of Fort Thomas lies, voted Trump 58.9%, Harris 39.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fort Thomas?
73 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $635,638 (about $7.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fort Thomas in the state legislature?
Fort Thomas is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kentucky Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 24 (Shelley Frommeyer). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fort Thomas’ government
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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 →