Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Livingston run?
Livingston’s city government spent $133,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $624 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Livingston didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Livingston is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Rockcastle County School District
Livingston’s K–12 school district, shared with Brodhead, Mount Vernon. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,126 per pupil, $8,042 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 $624 per resident a year, or $1.71 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: health & welfare, at 45%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Livingston 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 Livingston yet
Every year of Livingston’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 $471 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.65% 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 Livingston’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 Livingston’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Livingston →
Who’s in charge in Livingston
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Livingston’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Livingston alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rockcastle County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.9%6,635 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat12.8%986 votesOthers: 1.3% (103 votes).
Most votes in Rockcastle County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Livingston lies in Rockcastle County. Every 2024 race in Rockcastle County is on the county’s page.
Rockcastle 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 Livingston.
- 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 Livingston’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Livingston’s government
How much does Livingston spend per resident?
About $624 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Livingston didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $152,000.
What is the property tax rate in Livingston?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $471 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.65% 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 Livingston’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Livingston yet.
How did Livingston vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Livingston alone. Rockcastle County, where 100% of Livingston lies, voted Trump 85.9%, Harris 12.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Livingston?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,712 (about $44,544 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Livingston in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Brandon Storm) and State House District 71 (Josh Bray). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Livingston’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 Livingston, 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 →