Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki (thomasmachnitzki.com) · CC BY 3.0How is Parkin run?
Parkin’s city government spent $802,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,035 per resident. Water and other utilities ($103,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Parkin is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,035 per resident a year, or $2.84 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 31%.
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No comparison or trend for Parkin yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Parkin’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.46% 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 Parkin’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 Parkin’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Parkin →
Who’s in charge in Parkin
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 60 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 2024 finance file (775).
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.
Wynne Public Schools
Parkin’s K–12 school district, shared with Wynne. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,049 per pupil, $7,401 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.
Parkin’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Parkin alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cross County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.7%4,753 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.1%1,642 votesOthers: 2.1% (139 votes).
Most votes in Cross County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Parkin lies in Cross County. Every 2024 race in Cross County is on the county’s page.
Cross 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 Parkin.
- 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 Parkin’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Parkin’s government
How much does Parkin spend per resident?
About $1,035 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Parkin?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.46% 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 Parkin’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Parkin yet.
How did Parkin vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Parkin alone. Cross County, where 100% of Parkin lies, voted Trump 72.7%, Harris 25.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Parkin?
13 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $53,799 (about $645,588 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Parkin in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Ron Caldwell) and State House District 35 (Jessie McGruder). The House district also covers 10 other towns. 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 →