Town Hall · Bergman

Bergman, AR town hall & government

Bergman spent $575,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,112 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bergman's money goes

Spent
$575,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,112
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$4,882 per resident
Water & other utilities
$491,00085%
Administration & buildings
$30,0005%
Police
$27,0005%
Roads & transportation
$16,0003%
Other
$11,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 79%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the state 4%
  • Property taxes 2%

Bergman didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Bergman

Full-time staff
5
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Police
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bergman School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,180
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,021
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$935,000
at year end

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

  • Local 10%
  • State 80%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,180 per pupil, $7,276 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 Bergman pay

Typical tax bill
$538
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.37%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$144,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Bergman's government

Town hall & decisions in Bergman →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bergman

Bergman is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Bergman'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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