Photo: Jma661 · CC BY-SA 3.0Tuckerman spent more per resident in 2022 than 79% of similar cities
Tuckerman’s city government spent $1.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $819 per resident. Water and other utilities ($331,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Tuckerman is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$738 per resident in 2022: more than 79% of them
Tuckerman’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($738 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. Tuckerman spent more than 79% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($321,000), 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; Tuckerman itself left out).
About $819 per resident a year, or $2.24 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 15% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Tuckerman 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: $738 · 2023: $819.
full-time in March 2025, up from 12 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $480 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.47% 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 Tuckerman’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 Tuckerman’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tuckerman →
Who’s in charge in Tuckerman
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Tuckerman’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on tuckermanar.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 83 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (1,742).
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.
Jackson County School District
Tuckerman’s K–12 school district, shared with Campbell Station, Grubbs, Swifton, Diaz. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,038 per pupil, $8,164 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.
Tuckerman’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tuckerman alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jackson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.5%3,509 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.8%1,183 votesOthers: 1.7% (83 votes).
Most votes in Jackson County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Tuckerman lies in Jackson County. Every 2024 race in Jackson County is on the county’s page.
Jackson 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 Tuckerman.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: tuckermanar.net ↗
- 2Arkansas HouseTuckerman 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 Tuckerman’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Tuckerman’s government
How much does Tuckerman spend per resident?
About $819 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 $738 was more than 79% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Tuckerman?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $480 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.47% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see tuckermanar.net.
Who runs Tuckerman’s government?
See tuckermanar.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tuckerman yet.
How did Tuckerman vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tuckerman alone. Jackson County, where 100% of Tuckerman lies, voted Trump 73.5%, Harris 24.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Tuckerman?
21 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $65,987 (about $791,844 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Tuckerman in the state legislature?
Tuckerman is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Arkansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 10 (Ron Caldwell). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Tuckerman’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; 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 →