How is Blackwell run?
Blackwell’s town government spent $3.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $11,170 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Blackwell didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Blackwell is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Blackwell.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseBlackwell is split between 2 districts
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
About $11,170 per resident a year, or $30.60 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 57%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Blackwell 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 Blackwell yet
Every year of Blackwell’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $563 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% 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 Blackwell’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 Blackwell’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Blackwell →
Who’s in charge in Blackwell
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Blackwell Consolidated Independent School District
Blackwell’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,859 per pupil, $14,506 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.
Blackwell’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Blackwell alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Nolan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.0%4,048 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.9%1,020 votesOthers: 1.1% (54 votes).
Most votes in Nolan County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
99% of Blackwell lies in Nolan County; the rest in Coke County. Every 2024 race in Nolan County is on the county’s page.
Nolan 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.
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Questions about Blackwell’s government
How much does Blackwell spend per resident?
About $11,170 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Blackwell didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Blackwell?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $563 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Blackwell’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Blackwell yet.
How did Blackwell vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Blackwell alone. Nolan County, where 99% of Blackwell lies, voted Trump 79.0%, Harris 19.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Blackwell?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,632 (about $19,584 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Blackwell in the state legislature?
Blackwell is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 Blackwell, 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 →