Town Hall · Dumas

Dumas, AR town hall & government

Dumas spent $7.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,947 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Dumas's money goes

Spent
$7.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,947
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$9 million
$2,397 per resident
Police
$1.9 million27%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million15%
Health & welfare
$1 million14%
Roads & transportation
$794,00011%
Water & other utilities
$774,00011%
Administration & buildings
$743,00010%
Parks & libraries
$202,0003%
Fire
$141,0002%
Interest on debt
$72,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$67,0001%
Other
$457,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From the state 5%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Dumas 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 Dumas

Full-time staff
50
40 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
20 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time17 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time8 part
Health & welfare
5 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dumas School District

Dumas's K–12 school district, shared with Gould, Mitchellville and Winchester. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,656
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
947
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $18,656 per pupil, $9,260 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 Dumas pay

Typical tax bill
$468
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$84,400
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.

Local

Contact Dumas's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofdumasar.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dumas →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dumas

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

All of Dumas'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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