Town Hall · Hector

Hector, AR town hall & government

Hector spent $217,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $467 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hector's money goes

Spent
$217,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$467
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$102,00047%
Administration & buildings
$54,00025%
Roads & transportation
$49,00023%
Other
$12,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 96%
  • From other local governments 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Hector

Full-time staff
1
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Police
1 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
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

Hector School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,466
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
684
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 10%
  • State 77%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,466 per pupil, $6,829 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 Hector pay

Typical tax bill
$617
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$124,200
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 Hector's government

Town hall & decisions in Hector →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hector

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

All of Hector'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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