Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Coleman spent more per resident in 2022 than 70% of similar cities
Coleman’s city government spent $5.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,209 per resident. Water and other utilities ($6.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Coleman is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,209 per resident in 2022: more than 70% of them
Coleman’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,209 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 $880, and the middle half spent $630–$1,292. Coleman spent more than 70% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.2 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Coleman itself left out).
About $1,209 per resident a year, or $3.31 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.
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No trend yet
Coleman reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.39% 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 Coleman’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 Coleman’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Coleman →
Who’s in charge in Coleman
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 84 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 (4,204).
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.
Coleman Independent School District
Coleman’s K–12 school district, shared with Novice. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,181 per pupil, $7,873 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.
Coleman’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Coleman alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Coleman County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican89.1%3,712 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat10.3%428 votesOthers: 0.6% (24 votes).
Most votes in Coleman County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Coleman lies in Coleman County. Every 2024 race in Coleman County is on the county’s page.
Coleman 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 Coleman.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Coleman’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Coleman’s government
How much does Coleman spend per resident?
About $1,209 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 $1,209 was more than 70% of 175 Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Coleman?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,000 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.39% 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 Coleman’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Coleman yet.
How did Coleman vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Coleman alone. Coleman County, where 100% of Coleman lies, voted Trump 89.1%, Harris 10.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Coleman?
50 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $206,639 (about $2.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Coleman in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Charles Perry) and State House District 72 (Drew Darby). The House district also covers 17 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 →