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Tom Green County, Texas: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Tom Green County — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Tom Green County yet — not gathered, never hidden.

120,103 people (2024 Census estimate, −0.1% since 2020)
1,522 square miles of land · 79 people per square mile

How Tom Green County compares — against the other counties in Texas

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Tom Green County

17 active community water systems list Tom Green County in the area they serve, reporting 123,848 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

CITY OF SAN ANGELO
surface water · local government · TX2260001
105,229 served
GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE
buys surface water · federal · TX2260027
5,241 served
CONCHO RURAL WATER GRAPE CREEK
buys surface water · private · TX2260008
5,049 served
CONCHO RURAL WATER N CONCHO LAKE ESTATES
groundwater · private · TX2260020
1,470 served
CONCHO RURAL WATER PECAN CREEK
buys surface water · private · TX2260057
1,275 served
TOM GREEN COUNTY FWSD 3
groundwater · local government · TX2260052
1,002 served
RED CREEK MUD
buys surface water · local government · TX2260101
945 served
HHSC SAN ANGELO STATE SUPPORTED LIVING C
groundwater (surface-influenced) · state · TX2260002
900 served

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.

The jail — people held in the county jail

About 493 people were held in Tom Green County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 483.

Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

6 school districts have their office in Tom Green County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

SAN ANGELO IND SCH DIST 90313,548 students

Spent $153.3 million — $144.7 million to run schools, about $10,684 per student, plus $5.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $73.1 million local (mostly property tax), $62.2 million state, $37.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $81.3 million.

WALL IND SCH DIST 9061,312 students

Spent $19.9 million — $17.4 million to run schools, about $13,243 per student, plus $1.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $8.1 million local (mostly property tax), $7.6 million state, $1.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $15.5 million.

GRAPE CREEK PULLIAM IND SCH DIST 9071,172 students

Spent $17.3 million — $14.3 million to run schools, about $12,201 per student, plus $2.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.9 million local (mostly property tax), $11 million state, $4.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $9.7 million.

CHRISTOVAL IND SCH DIST 901613 students

Spent $7.5 million — $7.3 million to run schools, about $11,915 per student, plus $125,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.1 million local (mostly property tax), $4.5 million state, $610,000 federal. Long-term debt: $800,000.

WATER VALLEY IND SCH DIST 905343 students

Spent $13.7 million — $5.7 million to run schools, about $16,589 per student, plus $7.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.5 million local (mostly property tax), $2.9 million state, $974,000 federal. Long-term debt: $16.9 million.

VERIBEST INDEPENDENT SCH DISTRICT 908258 students

Spent $9 million — $4.2 million to run schools, about $16,442 per student, plus $4.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.3 million local (mostly property tax), $1.7 million state, $408,000 federal. Long-term debt: $673,000.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — Tom Green County beside Texas

Life expectancy74.9 years · Texas 76.7 years
Adults under 65 without health insurance18.1% · Texas 18.8%
Children in poverty17.1% · Texas 18.4%
Households without enough food (food insecurity)15.7% · Texas 16.4%
Households with broadband internet86.6% · Texas 90.0%
Households with severe housing problems14.3% · Texas 17.5%
Drug overdose deaths per 100,00010.9 · Texas 16.5
Residents per primary care doctor1,388 · Texas 1,657
Residents per mental health provider463 · Texas 590
Unemployment3.5% · Texas 3.9%
Median household income$60,379 · Texas $75,778

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Tom Green County about $30.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Relatively High.

The costliest hazards here

River and inland flooding$14.2 million a year · Relatively Moderate
Drought$3.3 million a year · Relatively High
Hail$3 million a year · Relatively High
Tornado$2.4 million a year · Relatively Moderate
Heat wave$2.2 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

311 bridges in Tom Green County: 192 in good condition, 119 fair, and 0 poor (0.0%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $55.7 million of work in Tom Green County in fiscal 2025, about $464 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026
Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062
closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking
Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699
closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661
closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide
Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064
closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program
Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC)
Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition
AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026
closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778
closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida
Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222
closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708
closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

Voting

General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.

Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov

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Nearby counties: Irion County (31 mi) · Coke County (35 mi) · Schleicher County (35 mi) · Concho County (36 mi) · Runnels County (42 mi) · Sterling County (46 mi).