Town Hall · Jolly

Jolly, TX town hall & government

Jolly spent $0 in the year to July 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Jolly's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to July 31, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 100%

Jolly 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 Jolly

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Henrietta Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,940
Texas: $12,815
Students
954
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $15,940 per pupil, $9,086 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 Jolly pay

Typical tax bill
$2,241
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$211,700
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 Jolly's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Jolly

Jolly is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Ronny Jackson. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Jolly'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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