Photo: Billy Hathorn at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Carrizo Springs spent less per resident in 2022 than 75% of similar cities
Carrizo Springs’ city government spent $3.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $632 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.8 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Carrizo Springs is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$632 per resident in 2022: less than 75% of them
Carrizo Springs’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($632 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 175 Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $898, and the middle half spent $632–$1,292. Carrizo Springs spent less than 75% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($749,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Carrizo Springs itself left out).
About $632 per resident a year, or $1.73 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 24%.
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No trend yet
Carrizo Springs reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,397 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.61% 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 Carrizo Springs’ 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.
Tax bills are one input to Carrizo Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Carrizo Springs →
Who’s in charge in Carrizo Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Carrizo Springs’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofcarrizo.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 111 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 (5,221).
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.
Carrizo Springs Consolidated Independent School District
Carrizo Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Asherton, Big Wells. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,780 per pupil, $8,584 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.
Carrizo Springs’ votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Carrizo Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dimmit County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat51.4%1,750 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican48.4%1,648 votesOthers: 0.3% (9 votes).
Most votes in Dimmit County: Kamala D Harris
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Carrizo Springs lies in Dimmit County. Every 2024 race in Dimmit County is on the county’s page.
Dimmit 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 Carrizo Springs.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofcarrizo.org ↗
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in CongressTexas’s 23rd District
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Carrizo Springs’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Carrizo Springs’ government
How much does Carrizo Springs spend per resident?
About $632 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $632 was less than 75% of 175 Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Carrizo Springs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,397 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.61% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofcarrizo.org.
Who runs Carrizo Springs’ government?
See cityofcarrizo.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Carrizo Springs yet.
How did Carrizo Springs vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Carrizo Springs alone. Dimmit County, where 100% of Carrizo Springs lies, voted Harris 51.4%, Trump 48.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Carrizo Springs?
47 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $135,393 (about $1.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Carrizo Springs in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Judith Zaffirini) and State House District 80 (Don McLaughlin). The House district also covers 16 other towns. 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; 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 →