Science Hill School · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainShelbyville spent less per resident in 2022 than 74% of similar cities
Shelbyville’s city government spent $15.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $887 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Shelbyville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$590 per resident in 2022: less than 74% of them
Shelbyville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($590 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 $763, and the middle half spent $586–$1,106. Shelbyville spent less than 74% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kentucky cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Shelbyville itself left out).
About $887 per resident a year, or $2.43 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 22%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 57% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Shelbyville 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: $590 · 2024: $887. Per resident it went from $590 to $887 (up 50%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 16,790 to 17,565.
full-time in March 2025, up from 73 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,455 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.95% 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 Shelbyville’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 Shelbyville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Shelbyville →
Who’s in charge in Shelbyville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Shelbyville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on shelbyvillekentucky.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 197 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 (17,565).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Shelby County School District
Shelbyville’s K–12 school district, shared with Simpsonville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,205 per pupil, $7,388 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.
Shelbyville’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Shelbyville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Shelby County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.4%16,356 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.8%7,822 votesOthers: 1.8% (442 votes).
Most votes in Shelby County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Shelbyville lies in Shelby County. Every 2024 race in Shelby County is on the county’s page.
Shelby 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 Shelbyville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: shelbyvillekentucky.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 Shelbyville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Shelbyville’s government
How much does Shelbyville spend per resident?
About $887 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 $590 was less than 74% of 19 Kentucky cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Shelbyville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,455 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.95% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see shelbyvillekentucky.com.
Who runs Shelbyville’s government?
See shelbyvillekentucky.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Shelbyville yet.
How did Shelbyville vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Shelbyville alone. Shelby County, where 100% of Shelbyville lies, voted Trump 66.4%, Harris 31.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Shelbyville?
89 full-time and 45 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $603,892 (about $7.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Shelbyville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Aaron Reed) and State House District 58 (Jennifer Decker). The House district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Shelbyville’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 →