Town Hall · Lonoke

Lonoke, AR town hall & government

Lonoke spent $4.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,084 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lonoke's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,084
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$21.2 million
$5,102 per resident
Police
$1.1 million25%
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million24%
Interest on debt
$797,00018%
Parks & libraries
$638,00014%
Fire
$276,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$226,0005%
Health & welfare
$190,0004%
Administration & buildings
$66,0001%
Other
$96,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 38%
  • From the state 18%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lonoke

Full-time staff
49
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
17 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time22 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 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

Lonoke School District

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

Spending per pupil
$11,899
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,603
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 81%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $11,899 per pupil, $6,184 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 Lonoke pay

Typical tax bill
$1,013
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$106,800
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 Lonoke's government

🏛️ Official websitelonoke.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lonoke →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lonoke

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

All of Lonoke'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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