Town Hall · Trinity

Trinity, TX town hall & government

Trinity spent $4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,446 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Trinity's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,446
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$2.7 million66%
Administration & buildings
$694,00017%
Other
$694,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 62%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Trinity 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 Trinity

Full-time staff
23
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Trinity Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,024
Texas: $12,815
Students
1,220
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $13,024 per pupil, $7,382 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 Trinity pay

Typical tax bill
$1,263
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.34%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$94,500
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 Trinity's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoftrinity.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Trinity →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Trinity

Trinity is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Pete Sessions. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Trinity'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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