Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0Trumann spent less per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities
Trumann’s city government spent $6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $822 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Trumann is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$260 per resident in 2022: less than 88% of them
Trumann’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($260 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 32 Arkansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $730, and the middle half spent $579–$852. Trumann spent less than 88% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Arkansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Trumann itself left out).
About $822 per resident a year, or $2.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 34%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 236% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Trumann reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $260 · 2023: $822. Per resident it went from $260 to $822 (up 216%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 6,906 to 7,332.
full-time in March 2025, up from 65 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $730 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.65% 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 Trumann’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 Trumann’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Trumann →
Who’s in charge in Trumann
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 111 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (7,332).
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.
Trumann Schools
Trumann’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,592 per pupil, $6,292 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.
Trumann’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Trumann alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Poinsett County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.0%5,731 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.4%1,235 votesOthers: 1.6% (113 votes).
Most votes in Poinsett County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Trumann lies in Poinsett County. Every 2024 race in Poinsett County is on the county’s page.
Poinsett 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 Trumann.
- 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.
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Questions about Trumann’s government
How much does Trumann spend per resident?
About $822 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $260 was less than 88% of 32 Arkansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Trumann?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $730 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.65% 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 Trumann’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Trumann yet.
How did Trumann vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Trumann alone. Poinsett County, where 100% of Trumann lies, voted Trump 81.0%, Harris 17.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Trumann?
66 full-time and 31 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $294,348 (about $3.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Trumann in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Dave Wallace) and State House District 36 (Johnny Rye). The House district also covers three neighboring 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 →