Town Hall · Throckmorton

Throckmorton, TX town hall & government

Throckmorton spent $930,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,240 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Throckmorton's money goes

Spent
$930,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,240
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$48,000
$64 per resident
Water & other utilities
$442,00048%
Sewer & trash
$260,00028%
Administration & buildings
$118,00013%
Roads & transportation
$31,0003%
Parks & libraries
$30,0003%
Police
$15,0002%
Fire
$9,0001%
Other
$25,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 33%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Throckmorton

Full-time staff
8
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,200
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time22 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
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

Throckmorton Collegiate Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$27,305
Texas: $12,815
Students
131
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 94%
  • State 4%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $27,305 per pupil, $14,527 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 Throckmorton pay

Typical tax bill
$1,063
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.50%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$70,700
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 Throckmorton's government

Town hall & decisions in Throckmorton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Throckmorton

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

All of Throckmorton'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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