Town Hall · Duncanville

Duncanville, TX town hall & government

Duncanville spent $76.9 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,951 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Duncanville

Barry L. GordonMayorSince 2022 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Duncanville's money goes

Spent
$76.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,951
typical Texas cities: $2,422
Long-term debt
$19.2 million
$486 per resident
Administration & buildings
$15.7 million20%
Sewer & trash
$12.1 million16%
Police
$10.1 million13%
Water & other utilities
$8.2 million11%
Fire
$7.5 million10%
Parks & libraries
$7.2 million9%
Roads & transportation
$5 million7%
Paid to other governments
$1.9 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$990,0001%
Interest on debt
$731,0001%
Housing & development
$568,0001%
Other
$6.9 million9%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Duncanville

Full-time staff
280
94 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
62
and 53 full-time firefighters
Police
71 full-time18 part
Parks & libraries
32 full-time63 part
Fire
56 full-time
Administration & buildings
28 full-time
Roads & transportation
22 full-time
Water & other utilities
15 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
14 full-time
Sewer & trash
14 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Other
27 full-time13 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Duncanville Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,376
Texas: $12,815
Students
11,761
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$336 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $12,376 per pupil, $6,354 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 Duncanville pay

Typical tax bill
$3,893
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.52%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$255,500
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 Duncanville's government

🏛️ Official websiteduncanville.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Duncanville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Duncanville

Duncanville is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Jasmine Crockett. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Duncanville'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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