Town Hall · Emmet

Emmet, AR town hall & government

Emmet spent $447,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $982 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Emmet's money goes

Spent
$447,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$982
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$321,000
$705 per resident
Water & other utilities
$108,00024%
Police
$88,00020%
Administration & buildings
$71,00016%
Sewer & trash
$64,00014%
Fire
$47,00011%
Roads & transportation
$39,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0002%
Parks & libraries
$9,0002%
Other
$11,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 21%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From other local governments 16%
  • From the state 13%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Emmet 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 Emmet

Full-time staff
2
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$18,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time2 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

Blevins School District

Emmet's K–12 school district, shared with Blevins, McCaskill and Ozan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,157
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
413
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 9%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $15,157 per pupil, $8,775 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 Emmet pay

Typical tax bill
$445
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$86,900
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 Emmet's government

Town hall & decisions in Emmet →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Emmet

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

All of Emmet'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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