Town Hall · Clinton

Clinton, AR town hall & government

Clinton spent $6.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,554 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Clinton's money goes

Spent
$6.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,554
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$5 million
$1,984 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2 million31%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million17%
Police
$854,00013%
Fire
$586,0009%
Administration & buildings
$564,0009%
Sewer & trash
$531,0008%
Parks & libraries
$205,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,000<1%
Interest on debt
$13,000<1%
Other
$589,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 32%
  • Sales taxes 29%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Clinton didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Clinton

Full-time staff
17
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
8 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
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

Clinton School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,324
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,305
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $13,324 per pupil, $7,916 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 Clinton pay

Typical tax bill
$487
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.38%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$126,800
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 Clinton's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofclinton.info ↗

Town hall & decisions in Clinton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clinton

Clinton is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative J. French Hill. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Clinton'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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