Town Hall · Branch

Branch, AR town hall & government

Branch spent $38,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $110 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Branch's money goes

Spent
$38,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$110
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$12,000
$35 per resident
Administration & buildings
$17,00045%
Water & other utilities
$16,00042%
Roads & transportation
$5,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 71%
  • From the state 15%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • From other local governments 2%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Branch

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

County Line School District

Branch's K–12 school district, shared with Caulksville and Ratcliff. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,165
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
544
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,165 per pupil, $7,403 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 Branch pay

Typical tax bill
$313
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$45,000
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 Branch's government

Town hall & decisions in Branch →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Branch

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

All of Branch'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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