Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Junction spent more per resident in 2022 than 92% of similar cities
Junction’s city government spent $2.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,188 per resident. Water and other utilities ($580,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Junction is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,188 per resident in 2022: more than 92% of them
Junction’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,188 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $428, and the middle half spent $184–$750. Junction spent more than 92% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($971,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Junction itself left out).
About $1,188 per resident a year, or $3.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 34%.
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No trend yet
Junction reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,878 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.24% 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 Junction’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 Junction’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Junction →
Who’s in charge in Junction
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Junction’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofjunction.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 101 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 (2,434).
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.
Junction Independent School District
Junction’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,912 per pupil, $8,837 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.
Junction’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Junction alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kimble County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican88.4%2,126 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat10.9%261 votesOthers: 0.7% (17 votes).
Most votes in Kimble County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Junction lies in Kimble County. Every 2024 race in Kimble County is on the county’s page.
Kimble 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 Junction.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofjunction.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 Junction’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Junction’s government
How much does Junction spend per resident?
About $1,188 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 $1,188 was more than 92% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Junction?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,878 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.24% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofjunction.com.
Who runs Junction’s government?
See cityofjunction.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Junction yet.
How did Junction vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Junction alone. Kimble County, where 100% of Junction lies, voted Trump 88.4%, Harris 10.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Junction?
24 full-time and 18 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $127,103 (about $1.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Junction in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Pete Flores) and State House District 53 (Wes Virdell). The House district also covers 26 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 →