Town Hall · Wickes

Wickes, AR town hall & government

Wickes spent $0 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Wickes's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 79%
  • Sales taxes 21%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Wickes

Full-time staff
4
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 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

Cossatot River School District

Wickes's K–12 school district, shared with Cove, Grannis and Vandervoort. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,104
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
869
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $15,104 per pupil, $7,182 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 Wickes pay

Typical tax bill
$335
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$45,000
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 Wickes's government

Town hall & decisions in Wickes →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wickes

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

All of Wickes'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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