Town Hall · Joiner

Joiner, AR town hall & government

Joiner spent $3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $6,123 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Joiner's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$6,123
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$780,000
$1,576 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3 million99%
Interest on debt
$31,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 58%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Property taxes 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Joiner

Full-time staff
4
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,800
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time14 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Joiner didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rivercrest School District

Joiner's K–12 school district, shared with Bassett, Birdsong, Dyess, Keiser, Luxora and Marie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,444
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,170
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,444 per pupil, $8,343 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 Joiner pay

Typical tax bill
$331
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$57,000
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 Joiner's government

Town hall & decisions in Joiner →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Joiner

Joiner is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Joiner'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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