Photo: W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0How is West Liberty run?
West Liberty’s city government spent $2.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $680 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how West Liberty is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $680 per resident a year, or $1.86 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 34%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$680 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
West Liberty’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($680 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 85 Kentucky cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $695, and the middle half spent $519–$1,027. West Liberty spent less than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($787,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; West Liberty itself left out).
No trend yet
West Liberty reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, down from 41 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,274 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.62% 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 West Liberty’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 West Liberty’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in West Liberty →
Who’s in charge in West Liberty
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
West Liberty’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofwestliberty.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 100 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,407).
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.
Morgan County School District
West Liberty’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,698 per pupil, $7,259 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.
West Liberty’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for West Liberty alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Morgan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.0%4,353 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.5%939 votesOthers: 1.5% (81 votes).
Most votes in Morgan County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of West Liberty lies in Morgan County. Every 2024 race in Morgan County is on the county’s page.
Morgan 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 West Liberty.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofwestliberty.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 West Liberty’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about West Liberty’s government
How much does West Liberty spend per resident?
About $680 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $680 was less than 53% of 85 Kentucky cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in West Liberty?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,274 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofwestliberty.com.
Who runs West Liberty’s government?
See cityofwestliberty.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for West Liberty yet.
How did West Liberty vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for West Liberty alone. Morgan County, where 100% of West Liberty lies, voted Trump 81.0%, Harris 17.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for West Liberty?
34 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $153,144 (about $1.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents West Liberty in the state legislature?
State Senate District 30 (Brandon Smith) and State House District 99 (Richard White). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about West Liberty’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 →