Photo: W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0Monticello spent less per resident in 2022 than 75% of similar cities
Monticello’s city government spent $3.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $534 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Monticello is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$519 per resident in 2022: less than 75% of them
Monticello’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($519 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 85 Kentucky cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $695, and the middle half spent $524–$1,027. Monticello spent less than 75% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($771,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Monticello itself left out).
About $534 per resident a year, or $1.46 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 46%.
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Day-to-day spending has held about steady since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Monticello 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: $519 · 2023: $621 · 2024: $534.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $735 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.56% 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 Monticello’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 Monticello’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Monticello →
Who’s in charge in Monticello
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Monticello’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on monticelloky.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 221 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (5,755).
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.
Wayne County School District
Monticello’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,948 per pupil, $6,833 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.
Monticello’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Monticello alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wayne County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.5%7,203 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.5%1,444 votesOthers: 1.0% (86 votes).
Most votes in Wayne County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Monticello lies in Wayne County. Every 2024 race in Wayne County is on the county’s page.
Wayne 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 Monticello.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: monticelloky.com ↗
- 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 Monticello’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Monticello’s government
How much does Monticello spend per resident?
About $534 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 $519 was less than 75% of 85 Kentucky cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Monticello?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $735 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.56% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see monticelloky.com.
Who runs Monticello’s government?
See monticelloky.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Monticello yet.
How did Monticello vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Monticello alone. Wayne County, where 100% of Monticello lies, voted Trump 82.5%, Harris 16.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Monticello?
26 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $92,196 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Monticello in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Rick Girdler) and State House District 52 (Ken Upchurch). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Monticello’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 →