How is Fruitvale run?
Fruitvale’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Fruitvale didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Fruitvale is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $776 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.41% 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 Fruitvale’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 Fruitvale’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fruitvale →
No comparison or trend for Fruitvale yet
Every year of Fruitvale’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 →Who’s in charge in Fruitvale
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Fruitvale Independent School District
Fruitvale’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,763 per pupil, $10,075 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.
Fruitvale’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fruitvale alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Van Zandt County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican87.1%24,351 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat12.3%3,450 votesOthers: 0.5% (149 votes).
Most votes in Van Zandt County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Fruitvale lies in Van Zandt County. Every 2024 race in Van Zandt County is on the county’s page.
Van Zandt 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 Fruitvale.
- 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 Fruitvale’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Fruitvale’s government
How much does Fruitvale spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Fruitvale didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $205,000.
What is the property tax rate in Fruitvale?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $776 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.41% 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 Fruitvale’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fruitvale yet.
How did Fruitvale vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fruitvale alone. Van Zandt County, where 100% of Fruitvale lies, voted Trump 87.1%, Harris 12.3% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Fruitvale in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Bob Hall) and State House District 2 (Brent Money). The House district also covers 24 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fruitvale’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 Fruitvale, 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 →