Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown · Public domainHow is Aquilla run?
Aquilla’s city government spent $3.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $30,474 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Aquilla didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
About $30,474 per resident a year, or $83.49 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 57%.
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Aquilla 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 Aquilla yet
Every year of Aquilla’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 $480 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Aquilla’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 Aquilla’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Aquilla →
Who’s in charge in Aquilla
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Aquilla Independent School District
Aquilla’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,972 per pupil, $10,265 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.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Aquilla’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Aquilla alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hill County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.8%13,669 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.5%2,919 votesOthers: 0.7% (118 votes).
Most votes in Hill County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Aquilla lies in Hill County. Every 2024 race in Hill County is on the county’s page.
Hill 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 Aquilla.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senatorDistrict 22
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Aquilla’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Aquilla’s government
How much does Aquilla spend per resident?
About $30,474 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Aquilla didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.9 million.
Who runs Aquilla’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Aquilla yet.
How did Aquilla vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Aquilla alone. Hill County, where 100% of Aquilla lies, voted Trump 81.8%, Harris 17.5% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Aquilla in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 and State House District 13 (Angelia Orr). The House district also covers 50 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Aquilla’s government
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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 Aquilla, 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 →