How is Waelder run?
Waelder’s city government spent $3.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,008 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Waelder didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Waelder is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $1,457 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.45% 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 Waelder’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 Waelder’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Waelder →
About $3,008 per resident a year, or $8.24 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 57%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Waelder didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Waelder yet
Every year of Waelder’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Waelder
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Waelder Independent School District
Waelder’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,778 per pupil, $9,219 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.
Waelder’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Waelder alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Gonzales County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.0%5,981 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.3%1,729 votesOthers: 0.8% (59 votes).
Most votes in Gonzales County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Waelder lies in Gonzales County. Every 2024 race in Gonzales County is on the county’s page.
Gonzales 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 Waelder.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Waelder’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Waelder’s government
How much does Waelder spend per resident?
About $3,008 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Waelder didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Waelder?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,457 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.45% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Waelder’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Waelder yet.
How did Waelder vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Waelder alone. Gonzales County, where 100% of Waelder lies, voted Trump 77.0%, Harris 22.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Waelder?
0 full-time and 38 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $64,553 (about $774,636 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Waelder in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Lois Kolkhorst) and State House District 44 (Alan Schoolcraft). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Waelder’s government
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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 (for Waelder, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →