Alba, TX town hall & government
Alba spent $612,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,113 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Alba's government.
Where Alba's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 34%
- Sales taxes 21%
- Property taxes 15%
- From the federal government 13%
- Interest, fines & other 13%
- From the state 4%
Who works for Alba
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Alba-Golden Independent School District
Alba's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal
- Local 29%
- State 62%
- Federal 9%
Of the $13,821 per pupil, $8,777 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.
Which schools Alba kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Alba pay
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.
Contact Alba's government
Who represents Alba
Alba is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representatives Lance Gooden and Pat Fallon. Greg Abbott is governor.
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.