Town Hall · Ector

Ector, TX town hall & government

Ector spent $616,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $826 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ector's money goes

Spent
$616,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$826
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$69,000
$92 per resident
Water & other utilities
$214,00035%
Sewer & trash
$179,00029%
Administration & buildings
$75,00012%
Police
$74,00012%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$73,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Utility sales 29%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%

Ector 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 Ector

Full-time staff
5
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ector Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,377
Texas: $12,815
Students
252
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$865,000
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,377 per pupil, $8,802 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 Ector pay

Typical tax bill
$2,013
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$153,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Ector's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Ector

Ector is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Pat Fallon. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Ector'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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