Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Terrell run?
Terrell’s city government spent $43.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,159 per resident. Water and other utilities ($8.7 million) and the airport ($629,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Terrell is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,159 per resident a year, or $5.92 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 20%.
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No comparison or trend for Terrell yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Terrell’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 →The typical homeowner pays $3,803 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.74% 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 Terrell’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 Terrell’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Terrell →
Who’s in charge in Terrell
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Terrell’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofterrell.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 108 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (20,050).
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.
Terrell Independent School District
Terrell’s K–12 school district, shared with Poetry, Oak Ridge. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,215 per pupil, $6,580 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.
Terrell’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Terrell alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kaufman County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.4%44,061 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.6%24,726 votesOthers: 1.1% (749 votes).
Most votes in Kaufman County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Terrell lies in Kaufman County. Every 2024 race in Kaufman County is on the county’s page.
Kaufman 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 Terrell.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofterrell.org ↗
- 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.
How Terrell compares with the towns next door
Terrell’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. None of its neighbors reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Ridge | estimate | $3,900 |
| Terrell | estimate | $3,803 |
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 Terrell’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Terrell’s government
How much does Terrell spend per resident?
About $2,159 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 Terrell?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,803 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.74% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofterrell.org.
Who runs Terrell’s government?
See cityofterrell.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Terrell yet.
How did Terrell vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Terrell alone. Kaufman County, where 100% of Terrell lies, voted Trump 63.4%, Harris 35.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Terrell?
185 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.1M (about $13.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Terrell in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Bob Hall) and State House District 4 (Keith Bell). The House district also covers 29 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Terrell’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 →