Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Shamrock run?
Shamrock’s city government spent $546,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $317 per resident. Water and other utilities ($79,000) and the airport ($8,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Shamrock is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $317 per resident a year, or $0.87 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 46%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$317 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Shamrock’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($317 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 $184–$752. Shamrock spent less than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($253,000), 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; Shamrock itself left out).
No trend yet
Shamrock reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, the same as 17 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,174 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.29% 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 Shamrock’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 Shamrock’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Shamrock →
Who’s in charge in Shamrock
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Shamrock’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on shamrocktexas.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 101 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,720).
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.
Shamrock Independent School District
Shamrock’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,718 per pupil, $11,203 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.
Shamrock’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Shamrock alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wheeler County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican92.0%2,093 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat7.4%169 votesOthers: 0.5% (12 votes).
Most votes in Wheeler County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Shamrock lies in Wheeler County. Every 2024 race in Wheeler County is on the county’s page.
Wheeler 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 Shamrock.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: shamrocktexas.net ↗
- 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 Shamrock’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Shamrock’s government
How much does Shamrock spend per resident?
About $317 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 $317 was less than 60% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Shamrock?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,174 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.29% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see shamrocktexas.net.
Who runs Shamrock’s government?
See shamrocktexas.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Shamrock yet.
How did Shamrock vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Shamrock alone. Wheeler County, where 100% of Shamrock lies, voted Trump 92.0%, Harris 7.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Shamrock?
17 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $87,679 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Shamrock in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Charles Perry) and State House District 88 (Ken King). The House district also covers 50 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Shamrock’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 →