Town Hall · Johnson

Johnson, AR town hall & government

Johnson spent $5.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,538 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Johnson's money goes

Spent
$5.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,538
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$6.8 million
$1,878 per resident
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million21%
Fire
$1.1 million20%
Administration & buildings
$962,00017%
Roads & transportation
$754,00013%
Police
$681,00012%
Interest on debt
$292,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$170,0003%
Other
$445,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 57%
  • From the state 22%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Johnson

Full-time staff
22
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
and 4 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
4 full-time13 part
Fire
4 full-time13 part
Police
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 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

Fayetteville School District

Johnson's K–12 school district, shared with Goshen, Fayetteville and Elkins. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,688
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
10,164
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$269.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,688 per pupil, $8,720 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.

Also serving Johnson: Springdale School District ($13,998 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Johnson pay

Typical tax bill
$2,015
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$312,900
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.

Local

Contact Johnson's government

Town hall & decisions in Johnson →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Johnson

Johnson is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Steve Womack. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Johnson'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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