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Mulberry, AR town hall & government

Mulberry spent $721,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $426 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mulberry's money goes

Spent
$721,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$426
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$715 per resident
Water & other utilities
$223,00031%
Police
$175,00024%
Administration & buildings
$122,00017%
Sewer & trash
$118,00016%
Fire
$24,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$22,0003%
Interest on debt
$15,0002%
Other
$22,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 34%
  • From the state 31%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Mulberry

Full-time staff
14
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time20 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time1 part
Police
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mulberry School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,361
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
385
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $17,361 per pupil, $9,049 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 Mulberry pay

Typical tax bill
$649
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.48%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$135,900
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 Mulberry's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmulberry.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mulberry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mulberry

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

All of Mulberry'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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