Victoria Grist Windmill · Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0How is Victoria run?
Victoria’s city government spent $86.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,321 per resident. Water and other utilities ($7.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Victoria is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
One full-time city employee for every 118 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (65,377).
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.
About $1,321 per resident a year, or $3.62 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 16%.
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$1,341 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Victoria’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,341 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 17 Texas cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,183, and the middle half spent $1,043–$1,401. Victoria spent more than 65% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($7.9 million), 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 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Victoria itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 4% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Victoria reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,341 · 2023: $1,321.
full-time in March 2025, up from 542 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,144 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.52% 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 Victoria’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 Victoria’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Victoria →
Who’s in charge in Victoria
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Victoria Independent School District
Victoria’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,753 per pupil, $6,247 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.
Victoria’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Victoria alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Victoria County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.8%25,010 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.3%9,998 votesOthers: 0.8% (297 votes).
Most votes in Victoria County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Victoria lies in Victoria County. Every 2024 race in Victoria County is on the county’s page.
Victoria 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 Victoria.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cob.us ↗
- 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 Victoria’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Victoria’s government
How much does Victoria spend per resident?
About $1,321 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,341 was more than 65% of 17 Texas cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Victoria?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,144 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.52% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cob.us.
Who runs Victoria’s government?
See cob.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Victoria yet.
How did Victoria vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Victoria alone. Victoria County, where 100% of Victoria lies, voted Trump 70.8%, Harris 28.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Victoria?
556 full-time and 46 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.0M (about $36.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Victoria in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Lois Kolkhorst) and State House District 30 (A.J. Louderback). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Victoria’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 →