Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Mortons Gap run?
Mortons Gap’s city government spent $481,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $583 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mortons Gap didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mortons Gap is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $583 per resident a year, or $1.60 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 48%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mortons Gap 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 Mortons Gap yet
Every year of Mortons Gap’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 $615 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.64% 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 Mortons Gap’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 Mortons Gap’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mortons Gap →
Who’s in charge in Mortons Gap
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mortons Gap’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on mortonsgap.ky.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 275 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 (825).
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.
Hopkins County School District
Mortons Gap’s K–12 school district, shared with Earlington, Hanson, Madisonville, Nebo, Nortonville and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
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.
Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Mortons Gap’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mortons Gap alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hopkins County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.8%15,361 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.9%4,916 votesOthers: 1.3% (260 votes).
Most votes in Hopkins County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Mortons Gap lies in Hopkins County. Every 2024 race in Hopkins County is on the county’s page.
Hopkins 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 Mortons Gap.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: mortonsgap.ky.gov ↗
- 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 Mortons Gap’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Mortons Gap’s government
How much does Mortons Gap spend per resident?
About $583 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mortons Gap didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $957,000.
What is the property tax rate in Mortons Gap?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $615 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see mortonsgap.ky.gov.
Who runs Mortons Gap’s government?
See mortonsgap.ky.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mortons Gap yet.
How did Mortons Gap vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mortons Gap alone. Hopkins County, where 100% of Mortons Gap lies, voted Trump 74.8%, Harris 23.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mortons Gap?
3 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $10,365 (about $124,380 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mortons Gap 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.
Ask neighbors about Mortons Gap’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 (for Mortons Gap, 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 →