Town Hall · Dermott

Dermott, AR town hall & government

Dermott spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $811 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Dermott's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$811
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$1 million
$426 per resident
Police
$647,00033%
Sewer & trash
$427,00022%
Administration & buildings
$305,00016%
Roads & transportation
$274,00014%
Water & other utilities
$159,0008%
Fire
$82,0004%
Health & welfare
$29,0001%
Interest on debt
$11,0001%
Other
$31,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 28%
  • From the federal government 19%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • From the state 10%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Dermott 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 Dermott

Full-time staff
18
40 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time25 part
Police
10 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Dermott School District

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

Spending per pupil
$21,517
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
292
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $21,517 per pupil, $11,534 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 Dermott pay

Typical tax bill
$445
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$68,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Dermott's government

Town hall & decisions in Dermott →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dermott

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

All of Dermott'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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