Town Hall · Jacksonville

Jacksonville, AR town hall & government

Jacksonville spent $54.9 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,872 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Jacksonville's money goes

Spent
$54.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,872
typical Arkansas cities: $1,919
Long-term debt
$45.7 million
$1,558 per resident
Water & other utilities
$15.2 million28%
Sewer & trash
$7.9 million14%
Police
$6.8 million12%
Fire
$5.6 million10%
Roads & transportation
$5 million9%
Parks & libraries
$4 million7%
Health & welfare
$2.8 million5%
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1 million2%
Interest on debt
$648,0001%
Housing & development
$573,0001%
Paid to other governments
$72,000<1%
Other
$3 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 26%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From other local governments 16%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Jacksonville

Full-time staff
294
61 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
47
and 59 full-time firefighters
Fire
76 full-time
Police
57 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
25 full-time43 part
Sewer & trash
37 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
29 full-time
Administration & buildings
18 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
17 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
7 full-time
Health & welfare
6 full-time
Other
22 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,606
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
4,451
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$101.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 76%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $13,606 per pupil, $6,759 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 Jacksonville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,057
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$163,400
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 Jacksonville's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofjacksonville.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Jacksonville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jacksonville

Jacksonville is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representatives J. French Hill and Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Jacksonville'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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