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Town Hall · Rockwall

How is Rockwall run?

Rockwall’s city government spent $47.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $958 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Rockwall didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
Election Day

Tomorrow

General election in Texas.

Register or check: vote.gov ↗
Day-to-day spending, 2023
$47.6M
year to September 30, 2023 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2023
$958
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$54.0M
end of FY2023 · Census estimate
City staff, 2022
309
full-time · 42 part-time · March payroll $2.2M · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$6,032
1.47% of home value · TX 1.49%

What stands out about how Rockwall is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer28% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (a Census estimate).A shared school districtShares Rockwall Independent School District with 4 other towns.Its own police and fire89 sworn officers and 31 full-time firefighters on the payroll.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Rockwall’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

  • Nov3
    ART CommissionTuesday · 5:00 pm · City Hall Council Chambers - 385 S. Goliad St., Rockwall, TX 75087ART Commission MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
  • Nov3
    Parks & Recreation BoardTuesday · 6:00 pm · City Hall - Council Chambers (385 S. Goliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087)Parks and Recreation BoardMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
  • Nov10
    Planning & Zoning CommissionTuesday · 6:00 pm · City Hall - Council Chambers (385 S. Goliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087)Meeting page ↗Add to calendar
  • Nov10
    Planning & Zoning CommissionTuesday · 6:00 pm · City Hall - Council Chambers (385 S. Goliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087)Meeting page ↗Add to calendar
  • Nov10
    Planning & Zoning CommissionTuesday · 6:00 pm · City Hall - Council Chambers (385 S. Goliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087)Meeting page ↗Add to calendar
  • Nov16
    City CouncilMonday · 5:00 pm · City Hall - Council Chambers 385 S. Goliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087City Council MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar

Recent meetings

  • Nov2
    City CouncilMonday · 5:00 pm · City Hall - Council Chambers 385 S. Goliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087City Council MeetingMeeting page ↗
  • Oct20
    Main Street Advisory BoardTuesday · 5:00 pm · City Hall - Council Conference Room - 385 S. Goliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087Meeting page ↗
  • Oct19
    City CouncilMonday · 5:00 pm · City Hall - Council Chambers 385 S. Goliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087City Council MeetingMeeting page ↗
  • Oct15
    Historic Preservation Advisory BoardThursday · 6:00 pm · City Hall - Council Chambers (385 S. Goliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087)Meeting page ↗
  • Oct13
    Planning & Zoning CommissionTuesday · 6:00 pm · City Hall - Council Chambers (385 S. Goliad St. Rockwall, TX 75087)Meeting page ↗
Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2023 budget

About $958 per resident a year, or $2.62 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 30%.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 37%Property taxes 32%Utility sales 20%Fees & charges 7%Interest, fines & other 2%Other taxes & licenses 2%From the state <1%
An estimate

Rockwall didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Interest on debt $5.4 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $62.3 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Rockwall yet

Every year of Rockwall’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $6,032 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.47% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Heath$10,000+
Fate$6,495
Rockwall$6,032
Dallas$5,075
Texas$4,232
$6,032
typical bill a year
1.47%
effective rate
$411,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Rockwall’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 Rockwall’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rockwall →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Rockwall

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See rockwall.com for Rockwall’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Rockwall yet.rockwall.com ↗
Who works for Rockwall

One full-time city employee for every 161 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (49,669).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police111 + 2 pt
Administration & buildings51 + 2 pt
Fire33 + 16 pt
Parks & libraries28 + 21 pt
Water & other utilities26
Roads & transportation13
Courts, inspections & corrections6 + 1 pt
Sewer & trash6
Other35
309
full-time
42
part-time
$2.2M
payroll for March 2022
$25.9M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$81,200
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
89
sworn police officers
31
full-time firefighters
Estimates.Rockwall didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Rockwall Independent School District

Rockwall’s K–12 school district, shared with Heath, Mobile City, McLendon-Chisholm, Fate. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Rockwall →
$10,301
per pupil · TX $12,815
18,798
students
$942.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $10,301 per pupil, $6,082 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 68%State 28%Federal 4%

Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Rockwall’s votes are counted by county

Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rockwall alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rockwall County’s results.

President · Rockwall County’s results62,513 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican69.7%43,542 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat28.9%18,092 votes

Others: 1.4% (879 votes).

Most votes in Rockwall County: Donald J Trump

Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%

The county’s page

100% of Rockwall lies in Rockwall County. Every 2024 race in Rockwall County is on the county’s page.

Rockwall County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Rockwall

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Rockwall.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: rockwall.com ↗
  2. 2
    Texas HouseState representatives
    Katrina Pierson
  3. 3
    Texas SenateState senator
    Bob Hall
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Greg Abbott
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Pat Fallon
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
    John CornynTed Cruz

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Rockwall compares with the towns next door

Rockwall’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,049 to $1,585 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Dallas: $1,585 per resident (2022)Heath: no reported 2022 figuresFate: $1,049 per resident (2022)DallasHeathFateRockwall
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Fate$1,049$6,495
Dallas$1,585$5,075
Heathestimate$10,000+
Rockwallestimate$6,032

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 Rockwall’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websiterockwall.com ↗

Questions about Rockwall’s government

How much does Rockwall spend per resident?

About $958 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Rockwall didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $62.3 million.

What is the property tax rate in Rockwall?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,032 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.47% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see rockwall.com.

Who runs Rockwall’s government?

See rockwall.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rockwall yet.

How did Rockwall vote in 2024?

Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rockwall alone. Rockwall County, where 100% of Rockwall lies, voted Trump 69.7%, Harris 28.9% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Rockwall?

309 full-time and 42 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2.2M (about $25.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Rockwall in the state legislature?

State Senate District 2 (Bob Hall) and State House District 33 (Katrina Pierson). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Rockwall?

The next posted meeting is ART Commission on Tuesday, November 3, at 5:00 pm in City Hall Council Chambers - 385 S. Goliad St., Rockwall, TX 75087, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Rockwall’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 Rockwall, 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 →