Town Hall · Oil Trough

Oil Trough, AR town hall & government

Oil Trough spent $304,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,118 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Oil Trough's money goes

Spent
$304,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,118
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$150,000
$551 per resident
Fire
$152,00050%
Administration & buildings
$78,00026%
Sewer & trash
$39,00013%
Water & other utilities
$21,0007%
Police
$6,0002%
Health & welfare
$5,0002%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 71%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the state 8%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Oil Trough didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Oil Trough

Full-time staff
0
44 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time32 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cedar Ridge School District

Oil Trough's K–12 school district, shared with Magness and Newark. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,920
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
638
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $17,920 per pupil, $9,654 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 Oil Trough pay

Typical tax bill
$522
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$83,100
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.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Oil Trough

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

All of Oil Trough'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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