Dallas, TX town hall & government
Dallas spent $5.5 billion in the year to September 30, 2024, about $4,212 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Dallas's government.
Who runs Dallas
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Where Dallas's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 39%
- Property taxes 26%
- Sales taxes 11%
- Utility sales 9%
- From the federal government 8%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- From the state 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Dallas
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Dallas didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Dallas Independent School District
Dallas's K–12 school district, shared with Cockrell Hill, Addison, Wilmer, Hutchins, Seagoville and Balch Springs. 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 66%
- State 12%
- Federal 22%
Of the $15,160 per pupil, $8,210 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.
Also serving Dallas: Richardson Independent School District ($12,395 per pupil) · Duncanville Independent School District ($12,376 per pupil) · Plano Independent School District ($12,149 per pupil).
What homeowners in Dallas 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.
Contact Dallas's government
Who represents Dallas
Dallas is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representatives Jasmine Crockett, Julie Johnson, Marc A. Veasey, Beth Van Duyne, Pat Fallon and Jake Ellzey. 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.