Town Hall · Gould

Gould, AR town hall & government

Gould spent $565,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $786 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Gould's money goes

Spent
$565,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$786
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$191,00034%
Police
$152,00027%
Roads & transportation
$75,00013%
Sewer & trash
$74,00013%
Fire
$45,0008%
Water & other utilities
$25,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 34%
  • Sales taxes 27%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • From the state 11%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Property taxes 3%

Gould 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 Gould

Full-time staff
4
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time5 part
Other
3 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

Dumas School District

Gould's K–12 school district, shared with Dumas, 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 Gould pay

Typical tax bill
$328
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$56,900
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 Gould's government

Town hall & decisions in Gould →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gould

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

All of Gould'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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