Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Russell Springs run?
Russell Springs’ city government spent $4.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,651 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Russell Springs is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,651 per resident a year, or $4.52 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 49%.
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No comparison or trend for Russell Springs yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Russell Springs’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $962 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 Russell Springs’ 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 Russell Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Russell Springs →
Who’s in charge in Russell Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 83 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,750).
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.
Russell County School District
Russell Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Jamestown. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,819 per pupil, $7,015 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.
Russell Springs’ votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Russell Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Russell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.7%7,622 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.5%1,200 votesOthers: 0.8% (71 votes).
Most votes in Russell County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Russell Springs lies in Russell County. Every 2024 race in Russell County is on the county’s page.
Russell 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 Russell Springs.
- 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.
How Russell Springs compares with the towns next door
Russell Springs’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,177 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Jamestown | $1,177 | — |
| Russell Springs | estimate | $962 |
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 Russell Springs’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Russell Springs’ government
How much does Russell Springs spend per resident?
About $1,651 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Russell Springs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $962 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 the city’s assessor.
Who runs Russell Springs’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Russell Springs yet.
How did Russell Springs vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Russell Springs alone. Russell County, where 100% of Russell Springs lies, voted Trump 85.7%, Harris 13.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Russell Springs?
33 full-time and 28 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $135,919 (about $1.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Russell Springs in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Rick Girdler) and State House District 83 (Josh Branscum). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →