Town Hall · Bovina

Bovina, TX town hall & government

Bovina spent $3.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,247 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bovina's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,247
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$754,000
$430 per resident
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million51%
Roads & transportation
$595,00015%
Police
$474,00012%
Administration & buildings
$245,0006%
Health & welfare
$50,0001%
Fire
$34,0001%
Interest on debt
$34,0001%
Sewer & trash
$10,000<1%
Other
$499,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Bovina didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bovina

Full-time staff
9
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time18 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Police
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bovina didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bovina Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,619
Texas: $12,815
Students
449
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,619 per pupil, $9,303 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 Bovina pay

Typical tax bill
$878
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$113,700
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 Bovina's government

Town hall & decisions in Bovina →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bovina

Bovina is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Jodey C. Arrington. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Bovina'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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