Land's End Plantation · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Wrightsville run?
Wrightsville’s city government spent $816,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $397 per resident.
What stands out about how Wrightsville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $397 per resident a year, or $1.09 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$397 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Wrightsville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($397 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–$644. Wrightsville spent more than 55% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($179,000), 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; Wrightsville itself left out).
No trend yet
Wrightsville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $282 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.45% 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 Wrightsville’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 Wrightsville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wrightsville →
Who’s in charge in Wrightsville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Wrightsville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofwrightsville-ar.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 1,027 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,054).
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.
Pulaski County Special School District
Wrightsville’s K–12 school district, shared with Maumelle, Sherwood, North Little Rock. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,871 per pupil, $7,845 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.
Wrightsville’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wrightsville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pulaski County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat59.8%92,038 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.7%57,977 votesOthers: 2.5% (3,909 votes).
Most votes in Pulaski County: Kamala D Harris
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Wrightsville lies in Pulaski County. Every 2024 race in Pulaski County is on the county’s page.
Pulaski 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 Wrightsville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofwrightsville-ar.org ↗
- 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 Wrightsville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Wrightsville’s government
How much does Wrightsville spend per resident?
About $397 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $397 was more than 55% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Wrightsville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $282 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.45% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofwrightsville-ar.org.
Who runs Wrightsville’s government?
See cityofwrightsville-ar.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wrightsville yet.
How did Wrightsville vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wrightsville alone. Pulaski County, where 100% of Wrightsville lies, voted Harris 59.8%, Trump 37.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wrightsville?
2 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $23,907 (about $286,884 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Wrightsville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Jamie Scott) and State House District 80 (Denise Ennett). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Wrightsville’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 →