Town Hall · Jasper

Jasper, AR town hall & government

Jasper spent $427,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $891 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Jasper's money goes

Spent
$427,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$891
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$306,000
$639 per resident
Water & other utilities
$103,00024%
Police
$83,00019%
Administration & buildings
$68,00016%
Sewer & trash
$59,00014%
Fire
$46,00011%
Roads & transportation
$38,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0002%
Parks & libraries
$9,0002%
Other
$11,0003%

Where the money comes from

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

Jasper 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 Jasper

Full-time staff
10
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
and 1 full-time firefighter
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Police
2 full-time1 part
Fire
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jasper School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,685
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
854
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $16,685 per pupil, $9,333 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 Jasper pay

Typical tax bill
$1,125
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$183,900
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 Jasper's government

Town hall & decisions in Jasper →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jasper

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

All of Jasper'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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