Photo: Tijuana Brass at English Wikipedia · Public domainHow is Deer Park run?
Deer Park’s city government spent $54.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,636 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Deer Park didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Deer Park is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Deer Park.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: deerparktx.gov ↗
- 2Texas HouseDeer Park is split between 2 districts
- 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.
About $1,636 per resident a year, or $4.48 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Deer Park didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Deer Park yet
Every year of Deer Park’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $3,954 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.49% 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 Deer Park’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 Deer Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Deer Park →
Who’s in charge in Deer Park
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Deer Park’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on deerparktx.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 110 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (33,468).
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.
Deer Park Independent School District
Deer Park’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,440 per pupil, $8,000 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.
La Porte Independent School District · $13,053 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Deer Park’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Deer Park alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Harris County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat51.9%808,771 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.4%722,695 votesOthers: 1.7% (26,018 votes).
Most votes in Harris County: Kamala D Harris
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Deer Park lies in Harris County. Every 2024 race in Harris County is on the county’s page.
Harris 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.
How Deer Park compares with the towns next door
Deer Park’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $966 to $1,431 per resident. 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 Deer Park’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Deer Park’s government
How much does Deer Park spend per resident?
About $1,636 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Deer Park didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $95.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Deer Park?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,954 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.49% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see deerparktx.gov.
Who runs Deer Park’s government?
See deerparktx.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Deer Park yet.
How did Deer Park vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Deer Park alone. Harris County, where 100% of Deer Park lies, voted Harris 51.9%, Trump 46.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Deer Park?
305 full-time and 99 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.9M (about $23.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Deer Park in the state legislature?
Deer Park is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Deer Park’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 (for Deer Park, 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 →