Photo: Chris Litherland · CC BY-SA 3.0Junction City spent more per resident in 2022 than 80% of similar cities
Junction City’s city government spent $393,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $756 per resident. Water and other utilities ($68,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Junction City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$756 per resident in 2022: more than 80% of them
Junction City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($756 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $353, and the middle half spent $179–$636. Junction City spent more than 80% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($123,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Junction City itself left out).
About $756 per resident a year, or $2.07 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 31%.
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No trend yet
Junction City reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $564 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 Junction City’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 Junction City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Junction City →
Who’s in charge in Junction City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 130 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 (520).
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.
Junction City School District
Junction City’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,743 per pupil, $6,966 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.
Junction City’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Junction City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Union County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.0%10,196 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.5%5,019 votesOthers: 1.5% (233 votes).
Most votes in Union County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Junction City lies in Union County. Every 2024 race in Union County is on the county’s page.
Union 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 Junction City.
- 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 Junction City’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Junction City’s government
How much does Junction City spend per resident?
About $756 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $756 was more than 80% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Junction City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $564 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 Junction City’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Junction City yet.
How did Junction City vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Junction City alone. Union County, where 100% of Junction City lies, voted Trump 66.0%, Harris 32.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Junction City?
4 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $40,638 (about $487,656 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Junction City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Matt Stone) and State House District 97 (Matthew Shepherd). The House district also covers 1 neighboring town. 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 →