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Winthrop, AR town hall & government

Winthrop spent $173,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $966 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Winthrop's money goes

Spent
$173,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$966
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$125,000
$698 per resident
Water & other utilities
$42,00024%
Police
$34,00020%
Administration & buildings
$27,00016%
Sewer & trash
$24,00014%
Fire
$18,00010%
Roads & transportation
$15,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,0002%
Parks & libraries
$4,0002%
Other
$5,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 21%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From other local governments 16%
  • From the state 13%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%

Winthrop 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 Winthrop

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Horatio School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,313
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
658
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,313 per pupil, $8,153 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 Winthrop pay

Typical tax bill
$700
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$55,000
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 Winthrop's government

Town hall & decisions in Winthrop →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winthrop

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

All of Winthrop'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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