Town Hall · Alma

Alma, TX town hall & government

Alma spent $87,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $218 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Alma's money goes

Spent
$87,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$218
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$39,00045%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$27,00031%
Administration & buildings
$6,0007%
Other
$15,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 70%
  • Property taxes 30%
Town workforce

Who works for Alma

Full-time staff
4
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Police
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Ennis Independent School District

Alma's K–12 school district, shared with Bardwell, Garrett and Ennis. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,308
Texas: $12,815
Students
6,466
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$67.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $11,308 per pupil, $6,687 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 Alma pay

Typical tax bill
$2,600
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$292,300
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 Alma's government

Town hall & decisions in Alma →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alma

Alma is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Jake Ellzey. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Alma'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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