Town Hall · Timpson

Timpson, TX town hall & government

Timpson spent $1.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $948 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Timpson

Debra SmithMayorSince 2016 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Timpson's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$948
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$701,00065%
Sewer & trash
$195,00018%
Water & other utilities
$89,0008%
Fire
$20,0002%
Health & welfare
$20,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,0001%
Administration & buildings
$7,0001%
Parks & libraries
$5,000<1%
Other
$27,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 28%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the state 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Timpson

Full-time staff
6
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 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

Timpson Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,172
Texas: $12,815
Students
717
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $16,172 per pupil, $9,187 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.

Local

Contact Timpson's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoftimpson.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Timpson →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Timpson

Timpson is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Nathaniel Moran. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Timpson'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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