First Presbyterian Church · Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Van Horn spent more per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities
Van Horn’s town government spent $2 million on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,061 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Van Horn is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,061 per resident in 2022: more than 88% of them
Van Horn’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,061 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 $428, and the middle half spent $184–$750. Van Horn spent more than 88% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($681,000), 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; Van Horn itself left out).
About $1,061 per resident a year, or $2.91 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 35%.
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No trend yet
Van Horn reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $842 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.89% 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 Van Horn’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 Van Horn’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Van Horn →
Who’s in charge in Van Horn
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 109 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,856).
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.
Culberson County-Allamoore Independent School District
Van Horn’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $26,891 per pupil, $12,941 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.
Van Horn’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Van Horn alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Culberson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican57.7%451 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat40.8%319 votesOthers: 1.4% (11 votes).
Most votes in Culberson County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Van Horn lies in Culberson County. Every 2024 race in Culberson County is on the county’s page.
Culberson 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 Van Horn.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in CongressTexas’s 23rd District
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Van Horn’s government
How much does Van Horn spend per resident?
About $1,061 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,061 was more than 88% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Van Horn?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $842 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.89% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Van Horn’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Van Horn yet.
How did Van Horn vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Van Horn alone. Culberson County, where 100% of Van Horn lies, voted Trump 57.7%, Harris 40.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Van Horn?
17 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $74,352 (about $892,224 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Van Horn in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (César Blanco) and State House District 74 (Eddie Morales). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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; 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 →