Town Hall · Atkins

Atkins, AR town hall & government

Atkins spent $2.3 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $801 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Atkins's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Atkins's money goes

Spent
$2.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$801
typical Arkansas cities: $1,919
Long-term debt
$235,000
$82 per resident
Police
$884,00039%
Administration & buildings
$460,00020%
Water & other utilities
$442,00019%
Roads & transportation
$318,00014%
Parks & libraries
$103,0004%
Interest on debt
$62,0003%
Other
$20,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 63%
  • From the state 20%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%

Atkins didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Atkins

Full-time staff
26
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time26 part
Police
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time16 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Atkins didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Atkins Public Schools

Atkins's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,229
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
927
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal

  • Local 24%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,229 per pupil, $7,588 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Atkins pay

Typical tax bill
$655
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.53%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$124,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Atkins's government

Town hall & decisions in Atkins →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Atkins

Atkins is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Atkins's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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