How is Plum Grove run?
Plum Grove’s city government spent $19,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $25 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Plum Grove didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Plum Grove is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Cleveland Independent School District
Plum Grove’s K–12 school district, shared with North Cleveland, Cleveland. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,616 per pupil, $6,961 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.
About $25 per resident a year, or $0.07 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate).
Thank you for being a neighbor
Plum Grove didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Plum Grove yet
Every year of Plum Grove’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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 $2,352 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.17% 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 Plum Grove’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 Plum Grove’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Plum Grove →
Who’s in charge in Plum Grove
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Plum Grove’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Plum Grove alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Liberty County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.6%25,241 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.0%5,952 votesOthers: 0.4% (130 votes).
Most votes in Liberty County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Plum Grove lies in Liberty County. Every 2024 race in Liberty County is on the county’s page.
Liberty 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 Plum Grove.
- 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.
Reach Plum Grove’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Plum Grove’s government
How much does Plum Grove spend per resident?
About $25 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Plum Grove didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $19,000.
What is the property tax rate in Plum Grove?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,352 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.17% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Plum Grove’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Plum Grove yet.
How did Plum Grove vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Plum Grove alone. Liberty County, where 100% of Plum Grove lies, voted Trump 80.6%, Harris 19.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Plum Grove?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,482 (about $29,784 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Plum Grove in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Robert Nichols) and State House District 18 (Janis Holt). The House district also covers 24 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Plum Grove’s 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 (for Plum Grove, 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 →