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Humphrey, AR town hall & government

Humphrey spent $580,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,229 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Humphrey's money goes

Spent
$580,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,229
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$350,000
$742 per resident
Water & other utilities
$57,00010%
Sewer & trash
$52,0009%
Police
$44,0008%
Administration & buildings
$42,0007%
Roads & transportation
$41,0007%
Fire
$8,0001%
Other
$336,00058%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 21%
  • From other local governments 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 20%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Humphrey

Full-time staff
1
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$27,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time15 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 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

DeWitt School District

Humphrey's K–12 school district, shared with Almyra, DeWitt, Gillett and St. Charles. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,698
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,111
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $13,698 per pupil, $7,753 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 Humphrey pay

Typical tax bill
$575
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$87,000
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 Humphrey's government

Town hall & decisions in Humphrey →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Humphrey

Humphrey is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representatives Eric A. "Rick" Crawford and Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Humphrey'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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