Photo: Finetooth · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Clarkdale run?
Clarkdale’s town government spent $6.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,439 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Clarkdale didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Clarkdale is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,439 per resident a year, or $3.94 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Clarkdale 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 Clarkdale yet
Every year of Clarkdale’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $1,930 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.52% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Arizona.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Clarkdale’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 Clarkdale’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clarkdale →
Who’s in charge in Clarkdale
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Clarkdale’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on clarkdale.az.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 108 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 (4,635).
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.
Mingus Union High School District
Clarkdale’s middle and high school district, shared with Camp Verde, Cottonwood, Jerome. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,543 per pupil, $6,253 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.
Arizona districts overall: 35% local, 47% state, 18% federal.
Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District · $10,989 per pupil
Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District · $12,825 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Clarkdale’s votes are counted by county
Arizona reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Clarkdale alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Yavapai County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.4%98,530 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.7%48,553 votesOthers: 0.9% (1,346 votes).
Most votes in Yavapai County: Donald J Trump
100% of Clarkdale lies in Yavapai County. Every 2024 race in Yavapai County is on the county’s page.
Yavapai 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 Clarkdale.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: clarkdale.az.gov ↗
- 2Arizona HouseState representatives
- 3Arizona SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arizona
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Clarkdale compares with the towns next door
Clarkdale’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood | estimate | $1,075 |
| Clarkdale | estimate | $1,930 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Clarkdale’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Clarkdale’s government
How much does Clarkdale spend per resident?
About $1,439 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Clarkdale didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $9.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Clarkdale?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,930 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.52% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Arizona. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see clarkdale.az.gov.
Who runs Clarkdale’s government?
See clarkdale.az.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clarkdale yet.
How did Clarkdale vote in 2024?
Arizona counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Clarkdale alone. Yavapai County, where 100% of Clarkdale lies, voted Trump 66.4%, Harris 32.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clarkdale?
43 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $222,537 (about $2.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Clarkdale in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Mark Finchem) and State House District 1 (Quang Nguyen and Selina Bliss). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Clarkdale’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 Clarkdale, 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 →