Photo: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore · CC BY-SA 4.0Vanceburg spent more per resident in 2022 than 87% of similar cities
Vanceburg’s city government spent $2.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,725 per resident. Water and other utilities ($8.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Vanceburg is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$996 per resident in 2022: more than 87% of them
Vanceburg’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($996 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 221 Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $419, and the middle half spent $226–$717. Vanceburg spent more than 87% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($462,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Vanceburg itself left out).
About $1,725 per resident a year, or $4.73 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: housing & development, at 33%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 73% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Vanceburg 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: $996 · 2023: $1,268 · 2024: $1,725.
full-time in March 2025, down from 35 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 $468 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.52% 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 Vanceburg’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 Vanceburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Vanceburg →
Who’s in charge in Vanceburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 50 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 (1,401).
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.
Lewis County School District
Vanceburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Concord. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,355 per pupil, $7,006 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.
Vanceburg’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Vanceburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lewis County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican87.3%4,997 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat11.6%666 votesOthers: 1.0% (58 votes).
Most votes in Lewis County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Vanceburg lies in Lewis County. Every 2024 race in Lewis County is on the county’s page.
Lewis 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 Vanceburg.
- 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.
Reach Vanceburg’s government
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Questions about Vanceburg’s government
How much does Vanceburg spend per resident?
About $1,725 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 $996 was more than 87% of 221 Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Vanceburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $468 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.52% 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 Vanceburg’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Vanceburg yet.
How did Vanceburg vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Vanceburg alone. Lewis County, where 100% of Vanceburg lies, voted Trump 87.3%, Harris 11.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Vanceburg?
28 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $110,491 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Vanceburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Robin Webb) and State House District 96 (Patrick Flannery). The House district also covers three neighboring 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 →