Photo: Ron Reiring · CC BY 2.0Clarksville spent more per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities
Clarksville’s city government spent $7.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $770 per resident. Water and other utilities ($20.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Clarksville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$798 per resident in 2022: more than 66% of them
Clarksville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($798 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 $688, and the middle half spent $510–$852. Clarksville spent more than 66% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.9 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Clarksville itself left out).
About $770 per resident a year, or $2.11 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 31%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 5% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Clarksville 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: $798 · 2023: $1,037 · 2024: $770.
full-time in March 2025, the same as 117 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $842 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 Clarksville’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 Clarksville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clarksville →
Who’s in charge in Clarksville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 82 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 (9,555).
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.
Clarksville School District
Clarksville’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,285 per pupil, $7,219 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.
Clarksville’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clarksville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Johnson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.7%6,766 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.3%2,107 votesOthers: 2.1% (186 votes).
Most votes in Johnson County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Clarksville lies in Johnson County. Every 2024 race in Johnson County is on the county’s page.
Johnson 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 Clarksville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Arkansas HouseClarksville is split between 2 districts
- 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 Clarksville compares with the towns next door
Clarksville spent $798 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar | estimate | $995 |
| Clarksville | $798 | $842 |
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 Clarksville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Clarksville’s government
How much does Clarksville spend per resident?
About $770 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 $798 was more than 66% of 32 Arkansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Clarksville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $842 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 Clarksville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clarksville yet.
How did Clarksville vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clarksville alone. Johnson County, where 100% of Clarksville lies, voted Trump 74.7%, Harris 23.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clarksville?
117 full-time and 57 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $605,631 (about $7.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Clarksville in the state legislature?
Clarksville is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Arkansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 26 (Brad Simon). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Clarksville’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 →