Dickinson-Moore House · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Arkansas City run?
Arkansas City’s city government spent $104,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $335 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Arkansas City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Arkansas City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $335 per resident a year, or $0.92 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 56%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Arkansas City didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Arkansas City yet
Every year of Arkansas City’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $327 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.31% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas State.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Arkansas City’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 Arkansas City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Arkansas City →
Who’s in charge in Arkansas City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 103 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 2022 finance file (310).
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.
McGehee School District
Arkansas City’s K–12 school district, shared with McGehee, Reed, Tillar, Watson. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,528 per pupil, $8,446 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.
Arkansas State districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Arkansas City’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Arkansas City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Desha County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.5%1,805 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.7%1,638 votesOthers: 1.8% (62 votes).
Most votes in Desha County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas State: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Arkansas City lies in Desha County. Every 2024 race in Desha County is on the county’s page.
Desha 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 Arkansas City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Arkansas HouseState representatives
- 3Arkansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arkansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Arkansas City’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Arkansas City’s government
How much does Arkansas City spend per resident?
About $335 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Arkansas City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $109,000.
What is the property tax rate in Arkansas City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $327 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.31% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas State. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Arkansas City’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Arkansas City yet.
How did Arkansas City vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Arkansas City alone. Desha County, where 100% of Arkansas City lies, voted Trump 51.5%, Harris 46.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Arkansas City?
3 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $29,961 (about $359,532 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Arkansas City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Stephanie Flowers) and State House District 62 (Mark McElroy). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Arkansas City’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 (for Arkansas City, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →