Photo: Nicolas Henderson · CC BY 2.0How is Saginaw run?
Saginaw’s city government spent $28.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,137 per resident. Water and other utilities ($7.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Saginaw is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,137 per resident a year, or $3.12 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 20%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No comparison or trend for Saginaw yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Saginaw’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, down from 149 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $4,942 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.66% 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 Saginaw’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 Saginaw’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Saginaw →
Who’s in charge in Saginaw
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Saginaw’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.saginaw.tx.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 171 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (25,319).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District
Saginaw’s K–12 school district, shared with Blue Mound. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,120 per pupil, $6,515 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.
Saginaw’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Saginaw 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%
100% of Saginaw lies in Tarrant 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
Every level of government that speaks for Saginaw.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.saginaw.tx.us ↗
- 2Texas HouseSaginaw is split between 3 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 Saginaw compares with the towns next door
Saginaw’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $863 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | $863 | $2,994 |
| Saginaw | estimate | $4,942 |
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 Saginaw’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Saginaw’s government
How much does Saginaw spend per resident?
About $1,137 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Saginaw?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,942 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.66% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.saginaw.tx.us.
Who runs Saginaw’s government?
See ci.saginaw.tx.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Saginaw yet.
How did Saginaw vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Saginaw alone. Tarrant County, where 100% of Saginaw lies, voted Trump 51.8%, Harris 46.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Saginaw?
148 full-time and 21 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.2M (about $14.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Saginaw in the state legislature?
Saginaw is split among 3 State House districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 9 (Taylor Rehmet). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Saginaw’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; 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 →