Town Hall · Waldron

Waldron, AR town hall & government

Waldron spent $4.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,298 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Waldron's money goes

Spent
$4.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,298
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$3 million
$887 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million26%
Water & other utilities
$910,00021%
Police
$710,00016%
Roads & transportation
$532,00012%
Administration & buildings
$479,00011%
Health & welfare
$144,0003%
Parks & libraries
$106,0002%
Fire
$72,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$33,0001%
Other
$255,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 37%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Waldron didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Waldron

Full-time staff
37
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
15 full-time
Police
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Fire
0 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Waldron School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,367
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,387
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 10%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $14,367 per pupil, $8,211 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 Waldron pay

Typical tax bill
$535
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$105,300
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 Waldron's government

Town hall & decisions in Waldron →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Waldron

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

All of Waldron'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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