How is East Bernard run?
East Bernard’s city government spent $362,000 on day-to-day services in the year to , 2022, about $155 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: East Bernard didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
About $155 per resident a year, or $0.42 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 40%.
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East Bernard 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 East Bernard yet
Every year of East Bernard’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 $5,269 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.54% 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 East Bernard’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to East Bernard’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in East Bernard →
Who’s in charge in East Bernard
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
East Bernard’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on eastbernardtx.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 585 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 (2,340).
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.
East Bernard Independent School District
East Bernard’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,584 per pupil, $8,197 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.
East Bernard’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for East Bernard alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wharton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.5%12,439 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.7%3,910 votesOthers: 0.7% (122 votes).
Most votes in Wharton County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of East Bernard lies in Wharton County. Every 2024 race in Wharton County is on the county’s page.
Wharton 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 East Bernard.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: eastbernardtx.com ↗
- 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 East Bernard’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about East Bernard’s government
How much does East Bernard spend per resident?
About $155 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to , 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (East Bernard didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $362,000.
What is the property tax rate in East Bernard?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,269 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.54% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see eastbernardtx.com.
Who runs East Bernard’s government?
See eastbernardtx.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for East Bernard yet.
How did East Bernard vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for East Bernard alone. Wharton County, where 100% of East Bernard lies, voted Trump 75.5%, Harris 23.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for East Bernard?
4 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $14,732 (about $176,784 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents East Bernard in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Joan Huffman) and State House District 85 (Stan Kitzman). The House district also covers 29 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about East Bernard’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 East Bernard, 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 →