Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0Blytheville spent more per resident in 2022 than 80% of similar cities
Blytheville’s city government spent $14.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,169 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Blytheville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,089 per resident in 2022: more than 80% of them
Blytheville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,089 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 55 Arkansas cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $819, and the middle half spent $612–$1,053. Blytheville spent more than 80% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.8 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 →
Arkansas cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Blytheville itself left out).
About $1,169 per resident a year, or $3.20 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 34%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 3% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Blytheville 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: $1,089 · 2024: $1,169.
full-time in March 2025, up from 147 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $662 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.56% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Blytheville’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 Blytheville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Blytheville →
Who’s in charge in Blytheville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Blytheville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on blytheville.co ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 72 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 (12,706).
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.
Blytheville School District
Blytheville’s K–12 school district, shared with Burdette. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,690 per pupil, $8,686 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 districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal.
Gosnell School District · $12,717 per pupil
Armorel School District · $17,357 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Blytheville’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Blytheville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mississippi County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.0%6,963 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.3%3,574 votesOthers: 1.7% (180 votes).
Most votes in Mississippi County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Blytheville lies in Mississippi County. Every 2024 race in Mississippi County is on the county’s page.
Mississippi 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 Blytheville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: blytheville.co ↗
- 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.
How Blytheville compares with the towns next door
Blytheville spent $1,089 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Gosnell | estimate | $644 |
| Blytheville | $1,089 | $662 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Blytheville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Blytheville’s government
How much does Blytheville spend per resident?
About $1,169 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,089 was more than 80% of 55 Arkansas cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Blytheville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $662 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.56% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see blytheville.co.
Who runs Blytheville’s government?
See blytheville.co for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Blytheville yet.
How did Blytheville vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Blytheville alone. Mississippi County, where 100% of Blytheville lies, voted Trump 65.0%, Harris 33.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Blytheville?
176 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $657,879 (about $7.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Blytheville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Dave Wallace) and State House District 34 (Joey Carr). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Blytheville’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 →