Town Hall · Black Rock

Black Rock, AR town hall & government

Black Rock spent $280,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $475 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Black Rock's money goes

Spent
$280,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$475
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$969,000
$1,642 per resident
Administration & buildings
$147,00053%
Water & other utilities
$59,00021%
Police
$52,00019%
Fire
$5,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,0002%
Other
$12,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 63%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • From the state 5%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Black Rock 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 Black Rock

Full-time staff
3
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lawrence County School District

Black Rock's K–12 school district, shared with Alicia, Portia, Powhatan and Walnut Ridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,268
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,023
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $12,268 per pupil, $7,078 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 Black Rock pay

Typical tax bill
$358
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$68,700
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 Black Rock's government

Town hall & decisions in Black Rock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Black Rock

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

All of Black Rock'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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