Marquez spent more per resident in 2022 than 71% of similar cities
Marquez’s city government spent $194,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $716 per resident. Water and other utilities ($13,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Marquez is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$716 per resident in 2022: more than 71% of them
Marquez’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($716 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–$752. Marquez spent more than 71% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($10,000), 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; Marquez itself left out).
About $716 per resident a year, or $1.96 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 5%.
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No trend yet
Marquez reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Marquez
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 136 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 (271).
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.
Leon Independent School District
Marquez’s K–12 school district, shared with Jewett. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,466 per pupil, $7,921 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.
Marquez’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Marquez alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Leon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican88.1%7,982 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat11.4%1,033 votesOthers: 0.5% (45 votes).
Most votes in Leon County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Marquez lies in Leon County. Every 2024 race in Leon County is on the county’s page.
Leon 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 Marquez.
- 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.
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Questions about Marquez’s government
How much does Marquez spend per resident?
About $716 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 $716 was more than 71% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Marquez’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Marquez yet.
How did Marquez vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Marquez alone. Leon County, where 100% of Marquez lies, voted Trump 88.1%, Harris 11.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Marquez?
2 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,838 (about $82,056 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Marquez in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Charles Schwertner) and State House District 13 (Angelia Orr). The House district also covers 50 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 →