Pocahontas, AR town hall & government
Pocahontas spent $6.9 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $923 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Pocahontas's government.
Where Pocahontas's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 64%
- Fees & charges 12%
- From the state 8%
- From the federal government 7%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Property taxes 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Pocahontas didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Pocahontas
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Pocahontas School District
Pocahontas's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal
- Local 14%
- State 71%
- Federal 15%
Of the $11,141 per pupil, $6,639 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.
Which schools Pocahontas kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Pocahontas pay
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.
Contact Pocahontas's government
Who represents Pocahontas
Pocahontas is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.
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.