Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY 3.0How is Joiner run?
Joiner’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Joiner is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
No comparison or trend for Joiner yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Joiner’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $331 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.58% 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 Joiner’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 Joiner’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Joiner →
Who’s in charge in Joiner
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 124 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 (495).
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.
Rivercrest School District
Joiner’s K–12 school district, shared with Bassett, Birdsong, Dyess, Keiser, Luxora and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,444 per pupil, $8,343 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.
Joiner’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Joiner 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 Joiner 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 Joiner.
- 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 Joiner’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Joiner’s government
How much does Joiner spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Joiner?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $331 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.58% 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 Joiner’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Joiner yet.
How did Joiner vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Joiner alone. Mississippi County, where 100% of Joiner lies, voted Trump 65.0%, Harris 33.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Joiner?
4 full-time and 24 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $28,136 (about $337,632 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Joiner 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 Joiner’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 →