Town Hall · Matador

Matador, TX town hall & government

Matador spent $3.9 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $6,517 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Matador's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$6,517
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$754,000
$1,246 per resident
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million51%
Roads & transportation
$595,00015%
Police
$474,00012%
Administration & buildings
$245,0006%
Health & welfare
$50,0001%
Fire
$34,0001%
Interest on debt
$34,0001%
Sewer & trash
$10,000<1%
Other
$499,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Matador didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Matador

Full-time staff
5
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Motley County Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$22,388
Texas: $12,815
Students
160
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $22,388 per pupil, $11,838 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 Matador pay

Typical tax bill
$1,466
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.67%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$87,600
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 Matador's government

Town hall & decisions in Matador →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Matador

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

All of Matador'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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