How is Clear Lake Shores run?
Clear Lake Shores’ city government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,074 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Clear Lake Shores didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Clear Lake Shores is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,074 per resident a year, or $2.94 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Clear Lake Shores 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 Clear Lake Shores yet
Every year of Clear Lake Shores’ 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 $5,710 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.23% 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 Clear Lake Shores’ 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 Clear Lake Shores’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clear Lake Shores →
Who’s in charge in Clear Lake Shores
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Clear Lake Shores’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on clearlakeshores-tx.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 71 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 (1,209).
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.
Clear Creek Independent School District
Clear Lake Shores’ K–12 school district, shared with El Lago, Kemah, Nassau Bay, Seabrook, Taylor Lake Village and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,905 per pupil, $6,845 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.
Clear Lake Shores’ votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clear Lake Shores alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Galveston County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.1%100,295 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.7%56,732 votesOthers: 1.2% (1,969 votes).
Most votes in Galveston County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Clear Lake Shores lies in Galveston County. Every 2024 race in Galveston County is on the county’s page.
Galveston 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 Clear Lake Shores.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: clearlakeshores-tx.gov ↗
- 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.
How Clear Lake Shores compares with the towns next door
Clear Lake Shores’ own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $868 to $1,341 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| League City | $868 | $5,864 |
| Kemah | $1,341 | $3,978 |
| Seabrook | estimate | $5,730 |
| Clear Lake Shores | estimate | $5,710 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Clear Lake Shores’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Clear Lake Shores’ government
How much does Clear Lake Shores spend per resident?
About $1,074 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Clear Lake Shores didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Clear Lake Shores?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,710 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.23% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see clearlakeshores-tx.gov.
Who runs Clear Lake Shores’ government?
See clearlakeshores-tx.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clear Lake Shores yet.
How did Clear Lake Shores vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clear Lake Shores alone. Galveston County, where 100% of Clear Lake Shores lies, voted Trump 63.1%, Harris 35.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clear Lake Shores?
17 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $99,727 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Clear Lake Shores in the state legislature?
State Senate District 11 (Mayes Middleton) and State House District 24 (Greg Bonnen). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Clear Lake Shores’ 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 Clear Lake Shores, 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 →