Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0How is De Queen run?
De Queen’s city government spent $6.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,004 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how De Queen is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,004 per resident a year, or $2.75 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$626 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
De Queen’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($626 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. De Queen spent less than 59% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.3 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; De Queen itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 51% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years De Queen 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: $626 · 2023: $963 · 2024: $1,004. Per resident it went from $626 to $1,004 (up 60%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 6,406 to 6,042.
full-time in March 2025, up from 67 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 $551 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.50% 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 De Queen’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 De Queen’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in De Queen →
Who’s in charge in De Queen
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
De Queen’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofdequeen.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 89 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 (6,042).
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.
De Queen School District
De Queen’s K–12 school district, shared with Gillham, Lockesburg. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,497 per pupil, $7,293 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.
De Queen’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for De Queen alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sevier County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.0%3,772 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.3%862 votesOthers: 1.7% (80 votes).
Most votes in Sevier County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of De Queen lies in Sevier County. Every 2024 race in Sevier County is on the county’s page.
Sevier 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 De Queen.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofdequeen.com ↗
- 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 De Queen’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about De Queen’s government
How much does De Queen spend per resident?
About $1,004 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 $626 was less than 59% of 32 Arkansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in De Queen?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $551 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.50% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofdequeen.com.
Who runs De Queen’s government?
See cityofdequeen.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for De Queen yet.
How did De Queen vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for De Queen alone. Sevier County, where 100% of De Queen lies, voted Trump 80.0%, Harris 18.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for De Queen?
68 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $289,517 (about $3.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents De Queen in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Jimmy Hickey) and State House District 87 (DeAnn Vaught). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about De Queen’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; 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 →