Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Booneville runs its own hospital
Booneville’s city government spent $2.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $652 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. It also runs a hospital ($745,000) and an airport ($47,000), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Booneville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $652 per resident a year, or $1.79 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 40%.
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$652 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Booneville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($652 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 32 Arkansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $730, and the middle half spent $510–$852. Booneville spent less than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($181,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Arkansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Booneville itself left out).
No trend yet
Booneville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2024 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $571 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.51% 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 Booneville’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 Booneville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Booneville →
Who’s in charge in Booneville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 114 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
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 (3,764).
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.
Booneville School District
Booneville’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,539 per pupil, $6,967 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Booneville’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Booneville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Logan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.0%6,567 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.8%1,464 votesOthers: 2.1% (174 votes).
Most votes in Logan County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Booneville lies in Logan County. Every 2024 race in Logan County is on the county’s page.
Logan 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 Booneville.
- 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 Booneville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Booneville’s government
How much does Booneville spend per resident?
About $652 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. Booneville also runs a hospital ($745,000), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $652 was less than 53% of 32 Arkansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Booneville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $571 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.51% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Booneville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Booneville yet.
How did Booneville vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Booneville alone. Logan County, where 100% of Booneville lies, voted Trump 80.0%, Harris 17.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Booneville?
33 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022 (plus 0 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $124,134 (about $1.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Booneville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Brad Simon) and State House District 46 (Jon Eubanks). The House district also covers 12 other 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 →