Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District · Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Ozark run?
Ozark’s city government spent $3.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,051 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Ozark didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Ozark is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,051 per resident a year, or $2.88 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Ozark didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Ozark yet
Every year of Ozark’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 23 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $514 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.41% 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 Ozark’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 Ozark’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ozark →
Who’s in charge in Ozark
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ozark’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ozarkarkansas.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 94 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 (3,556).
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.
Ozark School District
Ozark’s K–12 school district, shared with Altus, Denning, Wiederkehr Village. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,844 per pupil, $7,351 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.
Ozark’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ozark alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Franklin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.1%5,582 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.7%1,232 votesOthers: 2.3% (157 votes).
Most votes in Franklin County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Ozark lies in Franklin County. Every 2024 race in Franklin County is on the county’s page.
Franklin 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 Ozark.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ozarkarkansas.com ↗
- 2Arkansas HouseOzark 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.
Reach Ozark’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ozark’s government
How much does Ozark spend per resident?
About $1,051 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Ozark didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Ozark?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $514 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.41% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ozarkarkansas.com.
Who runs Ozark’s government?
See ozarkarkansas.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ozark yet.
How did Ozark vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ozark alone. Franklin County, where 100% of Ozark lies, voted Trump 80.1%, Harris 17.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ozark?
38 full-time and 31 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $167,253 (about $2.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ozark in the state legislature?
Ozark 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 Ozark’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 (for Ozark, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →