ZIP 72638 · Carroll County, AR

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 72638: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Arkansas governments, the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 72638?
72638 is served by the State of Arkansas, Carroll County, Green Forest School District and Alpena School District 5. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Arkansas spent $26.3 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Carroll County spent $13.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Green Forest School District spent $19.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and Alpena School District 5 spent $7.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 72638?
Of the governments serving 72638, State of Arkansas collected $1.52 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Carroll County collected $5.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Green Forest School District collected $3.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and Alpena School District 5 collected $1.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 72638.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Carroll County, Green Forest School District and Alpena School District 5

Why not this year? Arkansas governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 72638

State of Arkansas$1.52 billion

5.2% of its $29.0 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Carroll County$5.6 million

33% of its $17.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

Green Forest School District$3.9 million

20% of its $19.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Alpena School District 5$1.4 million

22% of its $6.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Carroll County provides local services like police and parks.

Carroll County

$13.6 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 95% of this ZIP is in Carroll County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes52%State tax money19%Federal tax money18%Fines and other6.1%Fees for services (airport)4.8%
Full Carroll County breakdown

What stands out

16%

of Carroll County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes52%

Property tax
33%$5.6 million
Sales tax
16%$2.8 million
Other taxes
2.7%$471 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$471 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$828 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$754 thousand
  • Airport$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
18%$3.1 million

State tax money19%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
19%$3.3 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$563 thousand
Fines
2.8%$484 thousand
Carroll County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Health and hospitals1.9%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

40%

of Carroll County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Full Carroll County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$642 thousand
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
  • Airports$717 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$937 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$515 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$967 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$255 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$255 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$215 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$215 thousand
Social services
0.9%$117 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$117 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Carroll County page →

Your schools

Green Forest School District

$19.9 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

About 72% of this ZIP is in Green Forest School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes20%Federal tax money18%Fines and other5.2%
Full Green Forest School District breakdown

School district taxes20%

Property tax
20%$3.9 million

Federal tax money18%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
18%$3.6 million

State tax money57%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
57%$11.3 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$1.0 million
Green Forest School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Debt payments (principal and interest)2.6%
Full Green Forest School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$19.4 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.6%$527 thousand
Green Forest School District page →

Alpena School District 5

$7.5 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

About 19% of this ZIP is in Alpena School District 5.

Where the money comes from

State tax money52%School district taxes22%Federal tax money20%Fines and other5.2%
Full Alpena School District 5 breakdown

School district taxes22%

Property tax
22%$1.4 million

Federal tax money20%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
20%$1.2 million

State tax money52%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
52%$3.2 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$322 thousand
Alpena School District 5 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Debt payments (principal and interest)0.6%
Full Alpena School District 5 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$7.4 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
0.6%$48 thousand
Alpena School District 5 page →

Your state

State of Arkansas

$26.3 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes44%Federal tax money38%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)12%Fines and other6.7%
Full Arkansas breakdown

What stands out

5.2%

of Arkansas' money comes from property tax.Most state governments get none.

State taxes44%

Sales tax
18%$5.07 billion
Individual income tax
9.5%$2.76 billion
Other taxes
8.1%$2.35 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; insurance premium taxes and 16 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$618 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$409 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$329 million
  • Tobacco taxes$201 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$193 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$128 million
  • Amusement taxes$103 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$80.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$77.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$64.4 million
  • Corporation licenses$39.4 million
  • Severance taxes$36.4 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$34.3 million
  • Driver's licenses$19.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$9.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Amusement licenses$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.2%$1.52 billion
Business income tax
3.4%$972 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$3.33 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 10 more
  • Hospital bills$1.46 billion
  • College tuition$1.14 billion
  • University housing and dining$371 million
  • Other service charges$286 million
  • Parks and recreation$44.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$24.5 million
  • Road charges$7.3 million
  • Other education charges$1.4 million
  • Other school charges$202 thousand
  • Garbage collection$102 thousand
  • School lunches$58 thousand
  • Airport$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money38%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
38%$11.0 billion

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
<0.1%$13.3 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$1.91 billion
Fines
<0.1%$17.9 million
Arkansas page →

Where the money goes

Social services33%Sent to local governments29%Schools and colleges15%Health and hospitals6.7%Roads, transit and parking6.6%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

29%

of Arkansas' spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Arkansas breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
33%$8.78 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$8.66 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$109 million
  • Welfare institutions$9.9 million
  • Veterans' services$3.0 million
Sent to local governments
29%$7.57 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 16 more
  • Sent to school districts$6.15 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$452 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$443 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$354 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$80.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$21.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$18.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$16.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$7.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$7.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$5.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$3.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$2.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$2.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$575 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$291 thousand
  • Sent to the federal government$216 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$122 thousand
Schools and colleges
15%$4.03 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$2.91 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$507 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$464 million
  • Other education$111 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$43.2 million
Health and hospitals
6.7%$1.76 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.55 billion
  • Public health$214 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$1.72 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.72 billion
  • Airports$526 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$865 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$304 million
  • Courts and legal services$191 million
  • Police$144 million
  • Inspections and regulation$136 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$89.7 million
Running the government and other costs
3.2%$851 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$531 million
  • Other and not broken out$179 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 million
  • Other government administration$27.7 million
  • Government buildings$9.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$349 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$349 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$246 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$81.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$78.8 million
  • Libraries$2.6 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$20.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$14.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.5 million
  • Sewer systems$684 thousand
Arkansas page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Arkansas. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Carroll County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Green Forest School District. Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Annual Statistical Report of the Public Schools of Arkansas (actual revenues and expenditures), school year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Alpena School District 5. Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Annual Statistical Report of the Public Schools of Arkansas (actual revenues and expenditures), school year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Arkansas school district figures are the actual revenues and expenditures each district reported to the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education in the Annual Statistical Report for fiscal year 2025 (the 2024-25 school year, ended June 30, 2025). Local revenue other than property taxes (fees, food sales, interest and similar receipts) is shown as one line, because the state report does not split it. Bond and loan proceeds, asset sales and transfers between funds are not counted as revenue. Spending includes construction, and debt payments include principal as well as interest, so spending can read higher than the U.S. Census Bureau's figure for the same year.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.