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Tom Bean, TX town hall & government

Tom Bean spent $1.2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,151 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Tom Bean's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,151
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$391,00032%
Sewer & trash
$309,00025%
Police
$259,00021%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$129,00010%
Administration & buildings
$95,0008%
Roads & transportation
$44,0004%
Fire
$8,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 27%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Sales taxes 5%

Tom Bean didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Tom Bean

Full-time staff
11
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
1 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

Tom Bean Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,362
Texas: $12,815
Students
654
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,362 per pupil, $7,833 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 Tom Bean pay

Typical tax bill
$3,035
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$232,300
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.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Tom Bean

Tom Bean is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Pat Fallon. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Tom Bean'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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