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Muleshoe, TX town hall & government

Muleshoe spent $5 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,043 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Muleshoe's money goes

Spent
$5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,043
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
$845 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1 million20%
Police
$939,00019%
Administration & buildings
$505,00010%
Sewer & trash
$284,0006%
Parks & libraries
$271,0005%
Roads & transportation
$218,0004%
Fire
$96,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$72,0001%
Other
$1.6 million33%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Muleshoe

Full-time staff
31
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Muleshoe Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,341
Texas: $12,815
Students
1,321
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,341 per pupil, $8,451 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 Muleshoe pay

Typical tax bill
$1,448
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$98,600
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.

Local

Contact Muleshoe's government

🏛️ Official websitecity-of-muleshoe.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Muleshoe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Muleshoe

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

All of Muleshoe'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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