Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Carbon run?
Carbon’s city government spent $2.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $7,721 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Carbon didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Carbon is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Eastland Independent School District
Carbon’s K–12 school district, shared with Eastland. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,989 per pupil, $7,772 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.
About $7,721 per resident a year, or $21.15 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Carbon collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Carbon 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 Carbon yet
Every year of Carbon’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 $900 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.07% 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 Carbon’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 Carbon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Carbon →
Who’s in charge in Carbon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Carbon’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Carbon alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Eastland County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican88.5%7,396 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat10.9%912 votesOthers: 0.6% (49 votes).
Most votes in Eastland County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Carbon lies in Eastland County. Every 2024 race in Eastland County is on the county’s page.
Eastland 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 Carbon.
- 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 Carbon’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Carbon’s government
How much does Carbon spend per resident?
About $7,721 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Carbon didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Carbon?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $900 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.07% 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 Carbon’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Carbon yet.
How did Carbon vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Carbon alone. Eastland County, where 100% of Carbon lies, voted Trump 88.5%, Harris 10.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Carbon?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,989 (about $35,868 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Carbon in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 and State House District 68 (David Spiller). The House district also covers 40 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Carbon’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 Carbon, 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 →