Town Hall · Von Ormy

Von Ormy, TX town hall & government

Von Ormy spent $4.5 million in the year to 2022, about $3,532 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Von Ormy's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to 2022
Per resident
$3,532
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$350,000
$278 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million33%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$311,0007%
Parks & libraries
$207,0005%
Police
$79,0002%
Interest on debt
$14,000<1%
Other
$2.4 million53%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 45%
  • Sales taxes 37%
  • From other local governments 17%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Von Ormy

Full-time staff
6
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$22,400
a year, before benefits
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Southwest Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,629
Texas: $12,815
Students
14,202
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$418.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $13,629 per pupil, $7,695 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 Von Ormy pay

Typical tax bill
$1,217
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.52%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$80,000
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Von Ormy

Von Ormy is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Von Ormy'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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