Photo: Averette · CC BY 3.0How is El Portal run?
El Portal’s village government spent $2.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,075 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: El Portal didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how El Portal is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Dade County School District
El Portal’s K–12 school district, shared with Aventura, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Biscayne Park, Coral Gables and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,931 per pupil, $8,844 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,075 per resident a year, or $2.95 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 41%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
El Portal didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for El Portal yet
Every year of El Portal’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $5,544 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.77% of the home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at El Portal’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to El Portal’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in El Portal →
Who’s in charge in El Portal
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
El Portal’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on elportalvillage.com ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 157 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,355).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
El Portal’s votes are counted by county
Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for El Portal alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Miami-Dade County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.2%605,590 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.8%480,355 votesOthers: 1.0% (11,264 votes).
Most votes in Miami-Dade County: Donald J Trump
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of El Portal lies in Miami-Dade County. Every 2024 race in Miami-Dade County is on the county’s page.
Miami-Dade County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for El Portal.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: elportalvillage.com ↗
- 2Florida HouseState representatives
- 3Florida SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How El Portal compares with the towns next door
El Portal’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $2,227 to $2,499 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Shores | $2,227 | $8,427 |
| Miami | $2,499 | $4,586 |
| El Portal | estimate | $5,544 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach El Portal’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about El Portal’s government
How much does El Portal spend per resident?
About $1,075 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (El Portal didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in El Portal?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,544 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.77% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see elportalvillage.com.
Who runs El Portal’s government?
See elportalvillage.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for El Portal yet.
How did El Portal vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for El Portal alone. Miami-Dade County, where 100% of El Portal lies, voted Trump 55.2%, Harris 43.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for El Portal?
15 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $68,901 (about $826,812 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents El Portal in the state legislature?
State Senate District 34 (Shev Jones) and State House District 108 (Dotie Joseph). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about El Portal’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for El Portal, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →