Photo: Mobilus In Mobili · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Frankfort run?
Frankfort’s city government spent $34 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,197 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Frankfort didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Frankfort is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,197 per resident a year, or $3.28 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Frankfort didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Frankfort yet
Every year of Frankfort’s 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 →full-time in March 2025, up from 490 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,571 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.86% 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 Frankfort’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.
Tax bills are one input to Frankfort’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Frankfort →
Who’s in charge in Frankfort
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Frankfort’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on frankfort.ky.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 53 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (28,391).
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.
Franklin County School District
Frankfort’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,170 per pupil, $8,547 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.
Frankfort Independent School District · $14,619 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Frankfort’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Frankfort alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Franklin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.4%13,246 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.6%11,996 votesOthers: 2.0% (521 votes).
Most votes in Franklin County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Frankfort lies in Franklin County. Every 2024 race in Franklin County is on the county’s page.
Franklin 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 Frankfort.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: frankfort.ky.gov ↗
- 2Kentucky HouseFrankfort 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.
Reach Frankfort’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Frankfort’s government
How much does Frankfort spend per resident?
About $1,197 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Frankfort didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $153.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Frankfort?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,571 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.86% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see frankfort.ky.gov.
Who runs Frankfort’s government?
See frankfort.ky.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Frankfort yet.
How did Frankfort vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Frankfort alone. Franklin County, where 100% of Frankfort lies, voted Trump 51.4%, Harris 46.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Frankfort?
535 full-time and 172 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.9M (about $47.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Frankfort in the state legislature?
Frankfort is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kentucky Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 20 (Gex Williams). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Frankfort’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 Frankfort, 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 →