Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Millsap spent less per resident in 2022 than 84% of similar cities
Millsap’s town government spent $56,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $119 per resident.
What stands out about how Millsap is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$119 per resident in 2022: less than 84% of them
Millsap’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($119 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 $433, and the middle half spent $185–$752. Millsap spent less than 84% of 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; Millsap itself left out).
About $119 per resident a year, or $0.33 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 93%.
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No trend yet
Millsap reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,692 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.80% 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 Millsap’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 Millsap’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Millsap →
Who’s in charge in Millsap
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 470 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 (470).
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.
Millsap Independent School District
Millsap’s K–12 school district, shared with Cool. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,485 per pupil, $7,687 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.
Millsap’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Millsap alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Parker County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.7%75,168 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.4%14,872 votesOthers: 0.9% (800 votes).
Most votes in Parker County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Millsap lies in Parker County. Every 2024 race in Parker County is on the county’s page.
Parker 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 Millsap.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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 Millsap’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Millsap’s government
How much does Millsap spend per resident?
About $119 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $119 was less than 84% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Millsap?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,692 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.80% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Millsap’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Millsap yet.
How did Millsap vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Millsap alone. Parker County, where 100% of Millsap lies, voted Trump 82.7%, Harris 16.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Millsap?
1 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,657 (about $31,884 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Millsap in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Phil King) and State House District 60 (Mike Olcott). The House district also covers 21 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 →