Photo: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Georgetown run?
Georgetown’s city government spent $41.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,072 per resident. Water and other utilities ($6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Georgetown is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,072 per resident a year, or $2.94 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$879 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Georgetown’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($879 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 31 Kentucky cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $902, and the middle half spent $596–$1,213. Georgetown spent less than 52% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($7.5 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kentucky cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Georgetown itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 32% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Georgetown 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: $879 · 2023: $939 · 2024: $1,072. Per resident it went from $879 to $1,072 (up 22%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 35,847 to 38,780.
full-time in March 2025, up from 197 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,839 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% 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 Georgetown’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 Georgetown’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Georgetown →
Who’s in charge in Georgetown
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Georgetown’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on georgetownky.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 195 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 (38,780).
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.
Scott County School District
Georgetown’s K–12 school district, shared with Sadieville, Stamping Ground. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,350 per pupil, $6,990 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.
Georgetown’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Georgetown alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Scott County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.0%18,747 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.3%10,501 votesOthers: 1.8% (521 votes).
Most votes in Scott County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Georgetown lies in Scott County. Every 2024 race in Scott County is on the county’s page.
Scott 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 Georgetown.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: georgetownky.gov ↗
- 2Kentucky HouseGeorgetown 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 Georgetown’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Georgetown’s government
How much does Georgetown spend per resident?
About $1,072 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 $879 was less than 52% of 31 Kentucky cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Georgetown?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,839 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see georgetownky.gov.
Who runs Georgetown’s government?
See georgetownky.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Georgetown yet.
How did Georgetown vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Georgetown alone. Scott County, where 100% of Georgetown lies, voted Trump 63.0%, Harris 35.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Georgetown?
199 full-time and 20 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.1M (about $13.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Georgetown in the state legislature?
Georgetown is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kentucky Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 17 (Matt Nunn). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Georgetown’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; 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 →