Whitesburg Historic District · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Whitesburg run?
Whitesburg’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Whitesburg is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Letcher County School District
Whitesburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Fleming-Neon. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,910 per pupil, $9,715 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.
No comparison or trend for Whitesburg yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Whitesburg’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 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 $782 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.70% 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 Whitesburg’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 Whitesburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Whitesburg →
Who’s in charge in Whitesburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Whitesburg’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofwhitesburg.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 40 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (1,679).
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.
Whitesburg’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Whitesburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Letcher County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.2%6,848 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.3%1,457 votesOthers: 1.5% (126 votes).
Most votes in Letcher County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Whitesburg lies in Letcher County. Every 2024 race in Letcher County is on the county’s page.
Letcher 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 Whitesburg.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofwhitesburg.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 Whitesburg’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Whitesburg’s government
How much does Whitesburg spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Whitesburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $782 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.70% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofwhitesburg.com.
Who runs Whitesburg’s government?
See cityofwhitesburg.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Whitesburg yet.
How did Whitesburg vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Whitesburg alone. Letcher County, where 100% of Whitesburg lies, voted Trump 81.2%, Harris 17.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Whitesburg?
42 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $112,904 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Whitesburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Scott Madon) and State House District 94 (Mitch Whitaker). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Whitesburg’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 →