Town Hall · Wolfe

Wolfe, TX town hall & government

Wolfe spent $487,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $329 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wolfe's money goes

Spent
$487,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$329
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$8.8 million
$5,920 per resident
Interest on debt
$350,00072%
Police
$119,00024%
Parks & libraries
$10,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Utility sales 33%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wolfe

Full-time staff
9
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$86,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Police
2 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

Wolfe City Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,985
Texas: $12,815
Students
720
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $13,985 per pupil, $8,829 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 Wolfe pay

Typical tax bill
$1,736
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.16%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$150,200
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 Wolfe's government

Town hall & decisions in Wolfe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wolfe

Wolfe is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Keith Self. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Wolfe'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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