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Poth, TX town hall & government

Poth spent $979,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $420 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Poth's money goes

Spent
$979,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$420
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$195,000
$84 per resident
Water & other utilities
$258,00026%
Roads & transportation
$200,00020%
Sewer & trash
$191,00020%
Administration & buildings
$190,00019%
Police
$72,0007%
Parks & libraries
$38,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$20,0002%
Fire
$10,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 70%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the state 7%
  • Sales taxes 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Poth

Full-time staff
11
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Police
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 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

Poth Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,228
Texas: $12,815
Students
949
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $12,228 per pupil, $7,488 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 Poth pay

Typical tax bill
$2,717
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$225,000
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 Poth's government

Town hall & decisions in Poth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Poth

Poth is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Monica De La Cruz. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Poth'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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