Photo: W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0How is McKee run?
McKee’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: McKee didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how McKee is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $528 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.47% 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 McKee’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 McKee’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in McKee →
No comparison or trend for McKee yet
Every year of McKee’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 →Who’s in charge in McKee
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 70 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (773).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Jackson County School District
McKee’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,736 per pupil, $8,625 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.
McKee’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for McKee alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jackson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican90.3%5,358 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat8.5%506 votesOthers: 1.2% (70 votes).
Most votes in Jackson County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of McKee lies in Jackson County. Every 2024 race in Jackson County is on the county’s page.
Jackson 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 McKee.
- 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 McKee’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about McKee’s government
How much does McKee spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (McKee didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $31,000.
What is the property tax rate in McKee?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $528 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.47% 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 McKee’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for McKee yet.
How did McKee vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for McKee alone. Jackson County, where 100% of McKee lies, voted Trump 90.3%, Harris 8.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for McKee?
11 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $32,769 (about $393,228 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents McKee in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Robert Stivers) and State House District 89 (Timmy Truett). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about McKee’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 McKee, 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 →