Photo: © Travis K. Witt · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Wichita Falls run?
Wichita Falls’ city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $0 per resident.
City Council
8:30 am · Memorial Auditorium - City Hall, 1300 7th Street, Third Floor
All meetings →What stands out about how Wichita Falls is run
Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.
6 upcoming meetings at town hall
From Wichita Falls’ own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.
- Nov17City CouncilTuesday · 8:30 am · Memorial Auditorium - City Hall, 1300 7th Street, Third FloorCity Council Meeting - ThirdMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Dec1City CouncilTuesday · 8:30 am · Council Chambers, Memorial Auditorium, 1300 Seventh StreetCity Council Meeting - FirstMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Dec15City CouncilTuesday · 8:30 am · Memorial Auditorium - City Hall, 1300 7th Street, Third FloorCity Council Meeting - ThirdMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Jan5City CouncilTuesday · 8:30 am · Memorial Auditorium - City Hall, 1300 7th Street, Third FloorCity Council Meeting - FirstMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Jan5City CouncilTuesday · 8:30 am · Council Chambers, Memorial Auditorium, 1300 Seventh StreetCity Council Meeting - FirstMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Jan19City CouncilTuesday · 8:30 am · Memorial Auditorium - City Hall, 1300 7th Street, Third FloorCity Council Meeting - ThirdMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
Recent meetings
- Nov3City CouncilTuesday · 8:30 am · Memorial Auditorium - City Hall, 1300 7th Street, Third FloorOne Time EventAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct20City CouncilTuesday · 8:30 am · Council Chambers, Memorial Auditorium, 1300 Seventh StreetCity Council Meeting - ThirdAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct6City CouncilTuesday · 8:30 am · Council Chambers, Memorial Auditorium, 1300 Seventh StreetCity Council Meeting - FirstAgenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep15City CouncilTuesday · 8:30 am · MPEC - Hayley Eye Clinic Seminar Room, 1000 Fifth StCity Council Meeting - ThirdAgenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep1City CouncilTuesday · 8:30 am · MPEC - Hayley Eye Clinic Seminar Room, 1000 Fifth StCity Council Meeting - FirstAgenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.
Agenda portal ↗No comparison for Wichita Falls yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Wichita Falls’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is down 100% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Wichita Falls reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $1,132 · 2024: $0.
full-time in March 2025, up from 1,140 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 $2,633 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.68% 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 Wichita Falls’ 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 Wichita Falls’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wichita Falls →
Who’s in charge in Wichita Falls
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 86 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (102,664).
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.
Wichita Falls Independent School District
Wichita Falls’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,162 per pupil, $6,845 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.
City View Independent School District · $16,409 per pupil
Burkburnett Independent School District · $12,948 per pupil
Iowa Park Consolidated Independent School District · $12,013 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Wichita Falls’ votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wichita Falls alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wichita County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.5%31,818 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.5%12,237 votesOthers: 1.1% (475 votes).
Most votes in Wichita County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Wichita Falls lies in Wichita County. Every 2024 race in Wichita County is on the county’s page.
Wichita 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 Wichita Falls.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: wichitafallstx.gov ↗
- 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 Wichita Falls compares with the towns next door
Wichita Falls’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $142 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley | $142 | $2,083 |
| Wichita Falls | estimate | $2,633 |
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 Wichita Falls’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Wichita Falls’ government
How much does Wichita Falls spend per resident?
About $0 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 Wichita Falls?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,633 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.68% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see wichitafallstx.gov.
Who runs Wichita Falls’ government?
See wichitafallstx.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wichita Falls yet.
How did Wichita Falls vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wichita Falls alone. Wichita County, where 100% of Wichita Falls lies, voted Trump 71.5%, Harris 27.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wichita Falls?
1,188 full-time and 194 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $6.0M (about $71.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Wichita Falls in the state legislature?
Wichita Falls is split among 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
When is the next public meeting in Wichita Falls?
The next posted meeting is City Council on Tuesday, November 17, at 8:30 am in Memorial Auditorium - City Hall, 1300 7th Street, Third Floor, from the city’s own agenda portal.
Ask neighbors about Wichita Falls’ 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 →