How is West University Place run?
West University Place’s city government spent $32 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,162 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: West University Place didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how West University Place is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,162 per resident a year, or $5.92 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 20%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
West University Place didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for West University Place yet
Every year of West University Place’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at West University Place’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 West University Place’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in West University Place →
Who’s in charge in West University Place
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 117 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (14,792).
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.
Houston Independent School District
West University Place’s K–12 school district, shared with Bellaire, Southside Place, Houston, Jacinto City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,950 per pupil, $8,130 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.
West University Place’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for West University Place alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Harris County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat51.9%808,771 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.4%722,695 votesOthers: 1.7% (26,018 votes).
Most votes in Harris County: Kamala D Harris
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of West University Place lies in Harris County. Every 2024 race in Harris County is on the county’s page.
Harris 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 West University Place.
- 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.
How West University Place compares with the towns next door
West University Place’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Southside Place | estimate | $10,000+ |
| West University Place | estimate | $10,000+ |
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 West University Place’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about West University Place’s government
How much does West University Place spend per resident?
About $2,162 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (West University Place didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $45.8 million.
Who runs West University Place’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for West University Place yet.
How did West University Place vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for West University Place alone. Harris County, where 100% of West University Place lies, voted Harris 51.9%, Trump 46.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for West University Place?
126 full-time and 90 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.0M (about $12.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents West University Place in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Molly Cook) and State House District 134 (Ann Johnson). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about West University Place’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 West University Place, 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 →