Photo: W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Shepherdsville run?
Shepherdsville’s city government spent $16.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,122 per resident.
What stands out about how Shepherdsville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,122 per resident a year, or $3.07 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$937 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Shepherdsville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($937 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 $742, and the middle half spent $581–$1,106. Shepherdsville spent more than 63% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.9 million), 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Shepherdsville itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 40% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Shepherdsville 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: $937 · 2023: $1,122. Per resident it went from $937 to $1,122 (up 20%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 12,297 to 14,328.
full-time in March 2025, up from 98 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 $1,825 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.82% 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 Shepherdsville’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 Shepherdsville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Shepherdsville →
Who’s in charge in Shepherdsville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Shepherdsville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on shepherdsville.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 114 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (14,328).
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.
Bullitt County School District
Shepherdsville’s K–12 school district, shared with Fox Chase, Hebron Estates, Hillview, Hunters Hollow, Lebanon Junction and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,307 per pupil, $7,500 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.
Shepherdsville’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Shepherdsville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bullitt County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.8%32,299 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.8%10,280 votesOthers: 1.5% (630 votes).
Most votes in Bullitt County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Shepherdsville lies in Bullitt County. Every 2024 race in Bullitt County is on the county’s page.
Bullitt 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 Shepherdsville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: shepherdsville.net ↗
- 2Kentucky HouseShepherdsville is split between 2 districts
- 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 Shepherdsville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Shepherdsville’s government
How much does Shepherdsville spend per resident?
About $1,122 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $937 was more than 63% of 19 Kentucky cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Shepherdsville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,825 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.82% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see shepherdsville.net.
Who runs Shepherdsville’s government?
See shepherdsville.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Shepherdsville yet.
How did Shepherdsville vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Shepherdsville alone. Bullitt County, where 100% of Shepherdsville lies, voted Trump 74.8%, Harris 23.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Shepherdsville?
126 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $823,489 (about $9.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Shepherdsville in the state legislature?
Shepherdsville is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kentucky Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 38 (Mike Nemes). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Shepherdsville’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; 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 →