How is Cockrell Hill run?
Cockrell Hill’s city government spent $2.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $521 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cockrell Hill didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Cockrell Hill is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Dallas Independent School District
Cockrell Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Addison, Wilmer, Hutchins, Dallas, Seagoville and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,160 per pupil, $8,210 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 $521 per resident a year, or $1.43 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 Cockrell Hill collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Cockrell Hill 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 Cockrell Hill yet
Every year of Cockrell Hill’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 $1,649 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.87% 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 Cockrell Hill’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 Cockrell Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cockrell Hill →
Who’s in charge in Cockrell Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cockrell Hill’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofcockrellhill.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 128 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 (4,088).
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.
Cockrell Hill’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cockrell Hill alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dallas County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat59.9%511,027 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.8%322,468 votesOthers: 2.3% (19,841 votes).
Most votes in Dallas County: Kamala D Harris
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Cockrell Hill lies in Dallas County. Every 2024 race in Dallas County is on the county’s page.
Dallas 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 Cockrell Hill.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofcockrellhill.us ↗
- 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.
Reach Cockrell Hill’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Cockrell Hill’s government
How much does Cockrell Hill spend per resident?
About $521 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Cockrell Hill 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 Cockrell Hill?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,649 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.87% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofcockrellhill.us.
Who runs Cockrell Hill’s government?
See cityofcockrellhill.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cockrell Hill yet.
How did Cockrell Hill vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cockrell Hill alone. Dallas County, where 100% of Cockrell Hill lies, voted Harris 59.9%, Trump 37.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cockrell Hill?
32 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $123,848 (about $1.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cockrell Hill in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Nathan Johnson) and State House District 104 (Jessica González). The House district also covers parts of two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cockrell Hill’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 (for Cockrell Hill, 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 →