Town Hall · Wabbaseka

Wabbaseka, AR town hall & government

Wabbaseka spent $355,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,667 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Wabbaseka's money goes

Spent
$355,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,667
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$180,000
$845 per resident
Water & other utilities
$117,00033%
Administration & buildings
$116,00033%
Sewer & trash
$35,00010%
Fire
$27,0008%
Roads & transportation
$21,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11,0003%
Police
$8,0002%
Health & welfare
$5,0001%
Other
$15,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 44%
  • Sales taxes 23%
  • From other local governments 16%
  • From the state 15%
  • Property taxes 3%

Wabbaseka 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 Wabbaseka

Full-time staff
0
24 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Police
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part

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

Wabbaseka's K–12 school district, shared with Altheimer, Sherrill and Pine Bluff. 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Wabbaseka pay

Typical tax bill
$363
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$56,100
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.

Local

Contact Wabbaseka's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Wabbaseka

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

All of Wabbaseka'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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