How is Coppell run?
Coppell’s city government spent $77.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,844 per resident. Water and other utilities ($11.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Coppell is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,844 per resident a year, or $5.05 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 21%.
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No comparison for Coppell yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Coppell’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 5% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Coppell reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $1,746 · 2024: $1,844.
full-time in March 2025, down from 432 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Coppell’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 Coppell’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Coppell →
Who’s in charge in Coppell
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Coppell’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on coppelltx.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 122 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (41,926).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Coppell Independent School District
Coppell’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,345 per pupil, $7,097 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.
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District · $13,198 per pupil
Lewisville Independent School District · $13,147 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Coppell’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Coppell 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%
98% of Coppell lies in Dallas County; the rest in Denton 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 Coppell.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: coppelltx.gov ↗
- 2Texas HouseCoppell is split between 2 districts
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Coppell compares with the towns next door
Coppell’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,015 to $2,133 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Carrollton | $1,015 | $5,563 |
| Irving | $1,299 | $4,752 |
| Dallas | $1,585 | $5,075 |
| Grapevine | $2,133 | $7,274 |
| Lewisville | estimate | $5,799 |
| Coppell | estimate | $10,000+ |
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 Coppell’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Coppell’s government
How much does Coppell spend per resident?
About $1,844 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who runs Coppell’s government?
See coppelltx.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Coppell yet.
How did Coppell vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Coppell alone. Dallas County, where 98% of Coppell lies, voted Harris 59.9%, Trump 37.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Coppell?
345 full-time and 94 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.3M (about $27.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Coppell in the state legislature?
Coppell is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 12 (Tan Parker). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Coppell’s 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; 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 →