Town Hall · White Settlement

White Settlement, TX town hall & government

White Settlement spent $25.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,412 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at White Settlement's town hall

  • Oct 8Thu · 6:00 pm
    Library BoardOne Time Event214 Meadow Park Dr Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 6:30 pm
    City Council214 Meadow Park Drive Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 27Tue · 3:00 pm
    GeneralJoint Development Workshop405 N. Las Vegas Trail Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 27Tue · 6:30 pm
    Planning and Zoning CommissionPlanning214 Meadow Park Dr, 214 Meadow Park Dr Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 3Tue · 5:30 pm
    City Council214 Meadow Park Drive Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 12Thu · 4:30 pm
    GeneralCanvass November Election214 Meadow Park Drive Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from White Settlement's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where White Settlement's money goes

Spent
$25.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,412
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$30.6 million
$1,724 per resident
Police
$4.4 million18%
Parks & libraries
$2.3 million9%
Water & other utilities
$2.2 million9%
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million8%
Fire
$1.8 million7%
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million6%
Interest on debt
$901,0004%
Roads & transportation
$425,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$349,0001%
Other
$9.1 million36%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for White Settlement

Full-time staff
116
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
34
and 13 full-time firefighters
Police
44 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
27 full-time
Fire
13 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
13 full-time
Parks & libraries
9 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time4 part
Other
4 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

White Settlement Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$10,692
Texas: $12,815
Students
6,895
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$247.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $10,692 per pupil, $6,176 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.

Also serving White Settlement: Fort Worth Independent School District ($13,777 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in White Settlement pay

Typical tax bill
$2,762
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.48%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$187,100
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.

Local

Contact White Settlement's government

🏛️ Official websitewstx.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in White Settlement →

Beyond town hall

Who represents White Settlement

White Settlement is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Craig A. Goldman. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of White Settlement'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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