Idalou, TX town hall & government
Idalou spent $2.4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,048 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Idalou's government.
Where Idalou's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 23%
- Utility sales 21%
- Fees & charges 16%
- Sales taxes 10%
- From other local governments 10%
- From the state 10%
- From the federal government 9%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Who works for Idalou
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Idalou Independent School District
Idalou's K–12 school district. 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 36%
- State 60%
- Federal 4%
Of the $12,768 per pupil, $8,338 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.
Which schools Idalou kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Idalou 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Idalou's government
Who represents Idalou
Idalou is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Jodey C. Arrington. 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.