How is Benavides run?
Benavides’ city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Benavides is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $803 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.14% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Benavides’ 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 Benavides’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Benavides →
No comparison or trend for Benavides yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Benavides’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Benavides
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 299 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (1,195).
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.
Benavides Independent School District
Benavides’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,494 per pupil, $7,654 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.
Benavides’ votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Benavides alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Duval County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.8%2,435 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.8%1,993 votesOthers: 0.4% (19 votes).
Most votes in Duval County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Benavides lies in Duval County. Every 2024 race in Duval County is on the county’s page.
Duval 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 Benavides.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 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 Benavides’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Benavides’ government
How much does Benavides spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Benavides?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $803 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.14% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Benavides’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Benavides yet.
How did Benavides vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Benavides alone. Duval County, where 100% of Benavides lies, voted Trump 54.8%, Harris 44.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Benavides?
4 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $15,900 (about $190,800 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Benavides in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Judith Zaffirini) and State House District 31 (Ryan Guillen). The House district also covers 21 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Benavides’ 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; 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 →