Town Hall · Del Rio

Del Rio, TX town hall & government

Del Rio spent $52.7 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,474 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Del Rio's money goes

Spent
$52.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,474
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$88 million
$2,462 per resident
Water & other utilities
$9.8 million19%
Sewer & trash
$9.7 million18%
Police
$7.4 million14%
Fire
$7.3 million14%
Roads & transportation
$6.5 million12%
Administration & buildings
$4.1 million8%
Parks & libraries
$2.4 million5%
Interest on debt
$1.8 million3%
Health & welfare
$1.4 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$975,0002%
Other
$1.3 million2%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Del Rio

Full-time staff
440
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
60
and 68 full-time firefighters
Police
87 full-time
Water & other utilities
73 full-time
Fire
71 full-time
Health & welfare
53 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
36 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
25 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
24 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
22 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time1 part
Other
44 full-time6 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

San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,683
Texas: $12,815
Students
9,907
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$42.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $12,683 per pupil, $6,444 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 Del Rio pay

Typical tax bill
$2,455
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$160,400
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.

Local

Contact Del Rio's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofdelrio.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Del Rio →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Del Rio

Del Rio is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Del Rio'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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