Town Hall · Littlefield

Littlefield, TX town hall & government

Littlefield spent $12.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,235 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Littlefield's money goes

Spent
$12.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,235
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$820,000
$142 per resident
Administration & buildings
$819,0006%
Police
$645,0005%
Water & other utilities
$418,0003%
Health & welfare
$411,0003%
Sewer & trash
$231,0002%
Parks & libraries
$210,0002%
Interest on debt
$138,0001%
Fire
$78,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$60,000<1%
Roads & transportation
$28,000<1%
Other
$9.8 million76%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 33%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Littlefield

Full-time staff
60
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
19 full-time
Health & welfare
9 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Other
3 full-time1 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

Littlefield Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,381
Texas: $12,815
Students
1,198
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$39.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,381 per pupil, $8,425 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 Littlefield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,137
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.43%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$79,400
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.

Local

Contact Littlefield's government

🏛️ Official websitelittlefieldtexas.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Littlefield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Littlefield

Littlefield is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Jodey C. Arrington. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Littlefield'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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