Town Hall · Ingram

Ingram, TX town hall & government

Ingram spent $2.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,105 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ingram's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,105
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
$1,895 per resident
Police
$576,00028%
Sewer & trash
$533,00026%
Paid to other governments
$227,00011%
Administration & buildings
$187,0009%
Parks & libraries
$150,0007%
Interest on debt
$142,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$75,0004%
Other
$177,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 42%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ingram

Full-time staff
13
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 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

Ingram Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,215
Texas: $12,815
Students
1,300
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$33.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $13,215 per pupil, $7,818 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 Ingram pay

Typical tax bill
$2,224
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$198,000
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 Ingram's government

Town hall & decisions in Ingram →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ingram

Ingram is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Chip Roy. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Ingram'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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