Town Hall · Diaz

Diaz, AR town hall & government

Diaz spent $0 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Diaz's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 60%
  • From the state 26%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Diaz 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 Diaz

Full-time staff
5
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time16 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time10 part
Police
1 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Newport School District

Diaz's K–12 school district, shared with Amagon, Beedeville, Jacksonport, Newport, Tupelo and Weldon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,683
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,239
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 12%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 27%

Of the $14,683 per pupil, $8,491 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.

Also serving Diaz: Jackson County School District ($14,038 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Diaz pay

Typical tax bill
$509
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$87,200
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 Diaz's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Diaz

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

All of Diaz'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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