Fort Worth, TX town hall & government
Fort Worth spent $2.5 billion in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,602 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Fort Worth's government.
Who runs Fort Worth
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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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 Fort Worth's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 29%
- Sales taxes 19%
- Fees & charges 19%
- Utility sales 15%
- Interest, fines & other 10%
- From the federal government 4%
- From the state 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Fort Worth
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Fort Worth Independent School District
Fort Worth's K–12 school district, shared with Benbrook, Westover Hills, Forest Hill, Westworth Village and Edgecliff Village. 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 51%
- State 33%
- Federal 16%
Of the $13,777 per pupil, $7,863 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 Fort Worth: Northwest Independent School District ($10,825 per pupil) · Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District ($11,120 per pupil) · Crowley Independent School District ($13,006 per pupil).
What homeowners in Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth's government
Who represents Fort Worth
Fort Worth is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representatives Craig A. Goldman, Marc A. Veasey, Beth Van Duyne, Roger Williams and Brandon Gill. 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.