Town Hall · Agua Dulce

Agua Dulce, TX town hall & government

Agua Dulce spent $4,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $5 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Agua Dulce's money goes

Spent
$4,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$5
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$101,000
$127 per resident
Interest on debt
$4,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 36%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Sales taxes 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Agua Dulce

Full-time staff
10
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time14 part
Police
4 full-time
Other
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

Agua Dulce Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,519
Texas: $12,815
Students
391
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal

  • Local 35%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $16,519 per pupil, $9,412 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 Agua Dulce pay

Typical tax bill
$1,210
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.42%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$85,000
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 Agua Dulce's government

Town hall & decisions in Agua Dulce →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Agua Dulce

Agua Dulce is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Michael Cloud. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Agua Dulce'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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