Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Mansfield run?
Mansfield’s city government spent $109.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,430 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mansfield didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mansfield is run
Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.
6 upcoming meetings at town hall
From Mansfield’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.
- Nov3Mansfield Economic Development CorporationTuesday · 5:00 pm · City Hall - Council Chambers, 1200 E Broad St.Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov4Animal Shelter Advisory BoardWednesday · 1:00 pm · 612 S. Wisteria St.11/4/26 Animal Shelter Advisory Committee MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov4Zoning Board of AdjustmentsWednesday · 6:00 pm · City Hall - Council Chambers, 1200 E Broad St.Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov5Planning and Zoning CommissionThursday · 5:30 pm · City Hall, 1200 E Broad St.Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov9TIRZ #1 BoardMonday · 1:00 pm · 1200 E Broad Street11/9/26 Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #1 Board MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov9Housing Market Growth Strategy Sub-Committee MeetingMonday · 1:00 pm · 1200 E Broad Street11/9/26 Housing Market Growth Strategy Sub-Committee MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
Recent meetings
- Oct26City CouncilMonday · 2:00 pm · 1200 E Broad Street10/26/26 Regular City Council MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct26City Council - Local Transportation Issues Sub-CommitteeMonday · 1:30 pm · 1200 E Broad Street10/26/26 Local Transportation Issues Sub-Committee MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct22Historic Preservation Advisory BoardThursday · 6:00 pm · 102 N Main StreetAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct20Historic Landmark CommissionTuesday · 5:30 pm · 1200 E Broad StAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct20HLC - Preservation Education Sub-CommitteeTuesday · 4:15 pm · Development Services Conference Room, 1200 E Broad StreetAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.
Agenda portal ↗About $1,430 per resident a year, or $3.92 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mansfield 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 Mansfield yet
Every year of Mansfield’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 $7,645 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.86% 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 Mansfield’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 Mansfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mansfield →
Who’s in charge in Mansfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 163 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 (76,724).
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.
Mansfield Independent School District
Mansfield’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,023 per pupil, $6,699 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.
Midlothian Independent School District · $11,748 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Mansfield’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mansfield alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tarrant County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.8%426,626 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.7%384,501 votesOthers: 1.5% (12,185 votes).
Most votes in Tarrant County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
93% of Mansfield lies in Tarrant County; the rest in Johnson County, Ellis County. Every 2024 race in Tarrant County is on the county’s page.
Tarrant 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
Mansfield sends 4 representatives to the Texas House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: mansfield-tx.gov ↗
- 2Texas HouseMansfield is split between 4 districts
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Mansfield compares with the towns next door
Mansfield’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 $1,044 to $1,674 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington | $1,044 | $4,716 |
| Grand Prairie | $1,674 | $4,954 |
| Mansfield | estimate | $7,645 |
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 Mansfield’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Mansfield’s government
How much does Mansfield spend per resident?
About $1,430 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Mansfield didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $158.5 million.
What is the property tax rate in Mansfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,645 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.86% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see mansfield-tx.gov.
Who runs Mansfield’s government?
See mansfield-tx.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mansfield yet.
How did Mansfield vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mansfield alone. Tarrant County, where 93% of Mansfield lies, voted Trump 51.8%, Harris 46.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mansfield?
472 full-time and 26 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3.3M (about $40.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mansfield in the state legislature?
Mansfield is split among 4 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.
When is the next public meeting in Mansfield?
The next posted meeting is Mansfield Economic Development Corporation on Tuesday, November 3, at 5:00 pm in City Hall - Council Chambers, 1200 E Broad St., from the city’s own agenda portal.
Ask neighbors about Mansfield’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 Mansfield, 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 →