Photo: Travis K. Witt · CC BY-SA 4.0Lampasas spent more per resident in 2022 than 85% of similar cities
Lampasas’ city government spent $14 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,816 per resident. Water and other utilities ($17.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Lampasas is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,566 per resident in 2022: more than 85% of them
Lampasas’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,566 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 175 Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $880, and the middle half spent $630–$1,278. Lampasas spent more than 85% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3 million), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Lampasas itself left out).
About $1,816 per resident a year, or $4.98 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 24%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 10% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Lampasas reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,566 · 2024: $1,816. Per resident it went from $1,566 to $1,816 (up 16%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 8,119 to 7,694.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,694 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.36% 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 Lampasas’ 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 Lampasas’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lampasas →
Who’s in charge in Lampasas
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lampasas’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityoflampasas.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 69 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (7,694).
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.
Lampasas Independent School District
Lampasas’ K–12 school district, shared with Kempner. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,625 per pupil, $7,180 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.
Lampasas’ votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lampasas alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lampasas County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.2%8,961 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.7%2,232 votesOthers: 1.1% (128 votes).
Most votes in Lampasas County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Lampasas lies in Lampasas County. Every 2024 race in Lampasas County is on the county’s page.
Lampasas 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 Lampasas.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityoflampasas.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 Lampasas’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lampasas’ government
How much does Lampasas spend per resident?
About $1,816 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,566 was more than 85% of 175 Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Lampasas?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,694 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.36% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityoflampasas.com.
Who runs Lampasas’ government?
See cityoflampasas.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lampasas yet.
How did Lampasas vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lampasas alone. Lampasas County, where 100% of Lampasas lies, voted Trump 79.2%, Harris 19.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lampasas?
111 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $495,887 (about $6.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lampasas in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Pete Flores) and State House District 68 (David Spiller). The House district also covers 40 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lampasas’ 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; 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 →