Town Hall · Sudan

Sudan, TX town hall & government

Sudan spent $768,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $874 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sudan's money goes

Spent
$768,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$874
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$50,000
$57 per resident
Water & other utilities
$217,00028%
Administration & buildings
$203,00026%
Sewer & trash
$163,00021%
Roads & transportation
$91,00012%
Police
$75,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$14,0002%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • From the state 13%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Sudan

Full-time staff
7
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sudan Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,060
Texas: $12,815
Students
466
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $17,060 per pupil, $9,526 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 Sudan pay

Typical tax bill
$650
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$100,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Sudan's government

Town hall & decisions in Sudan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sudan

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

All of Sudan'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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