Town Hall · Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff, AR town hall & government

Pine Bluff spent $65.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,656 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pine Bluff's money goes

Spent
$65.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,656
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$32.2 million
$815 per resident
Police
$11.1 million17%
Sewer & trash
$10.3 million16%
Fire
$9.2 million14%
Administration & buildings
$7.4 million11%
Parks & libraries
$6.3 million10%
Roads & transportation
$6.1 million9%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.3 million4%
Housing & development
$1.6 million3%
Paid to other governments
$1.3 million2%
Interest on debt
$1 million2%
Health & welfare
$315,000<1%
Other
$8.4 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 42%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • From the state 10%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pine Bluff

Full-time staff
369
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
137
and 74 full-time firefighters
Police
168 full-time1 part
Fire
93 full-time
Roads & transportation
48 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
24 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
14 full-time
Parks & libraries
11 full-time6 part
Housing & development
9 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pine Bluff didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pine Bluff School District

Pine Bluff's K–12 school district, shared with Altheimer, Sherrill and Wabbaseka. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,738
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
3,133
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$67.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 12%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 31%

Of the $16,738 per pupil, $7,036 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 Pine Bluff: Watson Chapel School District ($13,120 per pupil) · White Hall School District ($10,946 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pine Bluff pay

Typical tax bill
$599
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$89,400
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 Pine Bluff's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofpinebluff.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pine Bluff →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Pine Bluff'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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