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Town Hall · Madisonville

Madisonville spent more per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities

Madisonville’s city government spent $93.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,870 per resident. Water and other utilities ($54.7 million) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

Tourism Meeting

5:00 pm · 67 North Main Street

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$93.6M
year to June 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$4,870
In 2022: $2,936, more than 100% of 19 similar cities
Long-term debt
$61.5M
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2025
329
full-time · 29 part-time · March payroll $1.8M
Typical tax bill
$1,312
0.80% of home value · KY 0.75%

What stands out about how Madisonville is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends more than most similar citiesIn 2022: $2,936 per resident, more than 100% of 19 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer50% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Hopkins County School District with 6+ other towns.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Madisonville’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $4,870 per resident a year, or $13.34 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 39%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 38%Fees & charges 20%Other taxes & licenses 14%Income taxes 10%Interest, fines & other 8%Sales taxes 4%From the federal government 3%Property taxes 2%From the state 2%From other local governments <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $39.7 million; interest on debt $1.6 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $189.6 million.
Compared with similar places

$2,936 per resident in 2022: more than 100% of them

Madisonville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,936 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 $742, and the middle half spent $581–$1,064. Madisonville spent more than 100% of them.

Middle half of the group, $581–$1,064Median $742Madisonville

Includes sewer and trash ($8.3 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 →

The group
19

Kentucky cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Madisonville itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 71% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Madisonville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$54.8 million
2023$57.1 million
2024$93.6 million

Per resident: 2022: $2,936 · 2023: $2,942 · 2024: $4,870.

City staff
329

full-time in March 2025, up from 313 in 2022.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,312 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.80% of the home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Kentucky$1,544
Madisonville$1,312
Earlington$400
$1,312
typical bill a year
0.80%
effective rate
$164,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Madisonville

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

See madisonvillegov.com for Madisonville’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Madisonville yet.madisonvillegov.com ↗
Who works for Madisonville

One full-time city employee for every 58 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 (19,214).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Fire67
Water & other utilities66
Sewer & trash63
Police51 + 11 pt
Administration & buildings27 + 9 pt
Roads & transportation20 + 2 pt
Parks & libraries17 + 7 pt
Other18
329
full-time
29
part-time
$1.8M
payroll for March 2025
$21.0M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$62,300
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
48
sworn police officers
66
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Madisonville had 16.8 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 14 of the 19 Kentucky cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 6.8: Madisonville had more than 79% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

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

Hopkins County School District

Madisonville’s K–12 school district, shared with Earlington, Hanson, Mortons Gap, Nebo, Nortonville and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Madisonville →
$12,529
per pupil · KY $14,752
6,312
students
$12.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,529 per pupil, $7,506 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 29%State 54%Federal 17%

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

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

Elections · 2024 general election

Madisonville’s votes are counted by county

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

President · Hopkins County’s results20,537 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican74.8%15,361 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat23.9%4,916 votes

Others: 1.3% (260 votes).

Most votes in Hopkins County: Donald J Trump

Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%

The county’s page

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

Hopkins 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 Madisonville

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Madisonville.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: madisonvillegov.com ↗
  2. 2
    Kentucky HouseState representatives
    Wade Williams
  3. 3
    Kentucky SenateState senator
    Robby Mills
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Andy Beshear
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    James Comer
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kentucky
    Mitch McConnellRand Paul

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

Next door

How Madisonville compares with the towns next door

Madisonville spent $2,936 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $95. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Earlington: $95 per resident (2022)EarlingtonMadisonville
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Earlington$95$400
Madisonville$2,936$1,312

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 Madisonville’s government

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

The Handbook →
Official websitemadisonvillegov.com ↗

Questions about Madisonville’s government

How much does Madisonville spend per resident?

About $4,870 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 $2,936 was more than 100% of 19 Kentucky cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Madisonville?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,312 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.80% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see madisonvillegov.com.

Who runs Madisonville’s government?

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

How did Madisonville vote in 2024?

Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Madisonville alone. Hopkins County, where 100% of Madisonville lies, voted Trump 74.8%, Harris 23.9% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Madisonville?

329 full-time and 29 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.8M (about $21.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Madisonville in the state legislature?

State Senate District 4 (Robby Mills) and State House District 4 (Wade Williams). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Madisonville?

The next posted meeting is Tourism Meeting on Monday, November 16, at 5:00 pm in 67 North Main Street, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Madisonville’s 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 →