Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Star City run?
Star City’s city government spent $2.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,026 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Star City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Star City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,026 per resident a year, or $2.81 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Star City didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Star City yet
Every year of Star City’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $649 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.53% 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 Star 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 Star City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Star City →
Who’s in charge in Star City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Star City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on starcityar.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 160 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,246).
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.
Star City School District
Star City’s K–12 school district, shared with Grady. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,251 per pupil, $6,521 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.
Star 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 Star City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lincoln County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.2%2,502 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.1%813 votesOthers: 1.7% (57 votes).
Most votes in Lincoln County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Star City lies in Lincoln County. Every 2024 race in Lincoln County is on the county’s page.
Lincoln 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 Star City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: starcityar.net ↗
- 2Arkansas HouseState representatives
- 3Arkansas SenateState senatorDistrict 1
- 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 Star City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Star City’s government
How much does Star City spend per resident?
About $1,026 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Star City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Star City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $649 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.53% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see starcityar.net.
Who runs Star City’s government?
See starcityar.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Star City yet.
How did Star City vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Star City alone. Lincoln County, where 100% of Star City lies, voted Trump 74.2%, Harris 24.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Star City?
14 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $54,580 (about $654,960 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Star City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 and State House District 93 (Mike Holcomb). The House district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Star City’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 Star City, 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 →