Photo: Loadmaster (David R. Tribble) This image was made by Loadmaster (David R. Tribble). Email the author: David R. Tribble Also see my personal gallery at Google Photos · CC BY-SA 3.0Cleburne spent more per resident in 2022 than 90% of similar cities
Cleburne’s city government spent $46.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,453 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5.3 million) and the airport ($776,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Cleburne is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,453 per resident in 2022: more than 90% of them
Cleburne’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,453 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 30 Texas cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,046, and the middle half spent $858–$1,225. Cleburne spent more than 90% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($7.2 million), 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 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Cleburne itself left out).
About $1,453 per resident a year, or $3.98 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 19%.
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No trend yet
Cleburne reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,162 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.43% 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 Cleburne’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.
Tax bills are one input to Cleburne’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cleburne →
Who’s in charge in Cleburne
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cleburne’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cleburne.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 99 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 (31,999).
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.
Cleburne Independent School District
Cleburne’s K–12 school district, shared with Coyote Flats. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,880 per pupil, $7,843 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.
Joshua Independent School District · $12,172 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Cleburne’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cleburne alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Johnson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.1%60,752 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.8%19,247 votesOthers: 1.2% (931 votes).
Most votes in Johnson County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Cleburne lies in Johnson County. Every 2024 race in Johnson County is on the county’s page.
Johnson 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 Cleburne.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cleburne.net ↗
- 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 Cleburne compares with the towns next door
Cleburne spent $1,453 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $714 to $867. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Cleburne’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Cleburne’s government
How much does Cleburne spend per resident?
About $1,453 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,453 was more than 90% of 30 Texas cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Cleburne?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,162 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.43% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cleburne.net.
Who runs Cleburne’s government?
See cleburne.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cleburne yet.
How did Cleburne vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cleburne alone. Johnson County, where 100% of Cleburne lies, voted Trump 75.1%, Harris 23.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cleburne?
324 full-time and 49 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.8M (about $21.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cleburne in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Phil King) and State House District 58 (Helen Kerwin). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cleburne’s 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 →