Bee County, TX elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Bee County: 9 seats on 6 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
How many local governments Bee County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 16 local governments in Bee County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
0
Cities, towns, villages and townships
1
0
School districts (school boards)
5
0
Special districts (elected boards)
9
1
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Bee County
31,083people
35.7median ageU.S.: 38.9
$57,673 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
17.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%
14%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$111,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
4.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
18.8%U.S.: 8.4%
55.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
27.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 61.8% · White 27.7% · Black 7.3% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 2.8% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Bee County
4.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.0%. Texas: 4.3%.
484people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
9,836people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
10,320in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.7%
484
9,836
10,320
August 2026
4.9%
504
9,763
10,267
July 2026
5.2%
537
9,697
10,234
June 2026
5.6%
570
9,602
10,172
May 2026
4.8%
489
9,682
10,171
April 2026
4.4%
446
9,728
10,174
March 2026
4.4%
453
9,735
10,188
February 2026
5.0%
513
9,797
10,310
January 2026
5.0%
510
9,599
10,109
December 2025
4.3%
440
9,731
10,171
November 2025
4.7%
492
9,915
10,407
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
5.0%
516
9,777
10,293
August 2025
5.1%
526
9,804
10,330
July 2025
5.1%
515
9,661
10,176
June 2025
5.0%
505
9,542
10,047
May 2025
4.7%
469
9,594
10,063
April 2025
4.4%
450
9,714
10,164
March 2025
4.7%
475
9,698
10,173
February 2025
5.1%
525
9,677
10,202
January 2025
4.9%
497
9,554
10,051
December 2024
4.5%
454
9,599
10,053
November 2024
4.8%
485
9,702
10,187
October 2024
4.6%
461
9,619
10,080
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.8%
492
9,697
10,189
2024
4.6%
458
9,580
10,038
2023
4.6%
456
9,481
9,937
2022
5.3%
514
9,247
9,761
2021
7.9%
777
9,119
9,896
2020
9.3%
959
9,364
10,323
2019
4.1%
419
9,886
10,305
2018
4.7%
491
9,938
10,429
2017
6.1%
636
9,823
10,459
2016
7.1%
765
10,065
10,830
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Texas's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Bee County
250.5 per 100,0002025. Texas: 344.9.
960.1 per 100,0002025. Texas: 1,786.0.
0murders2025, 78 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
78
250.5
299
960.1
2024
75
241.0
461
1,481.2
2023
83
275.5
467
1,550.2
2022
89
286.7
844
2,718.8
2021
108
334.8
530
1,643.2
2020
72
221.3
570
1,752.0
2019
51
157.0
522
1,607.4
2018
71
218.0
544
1,670.1
2017
75
228.2
533
1,621.9
2016
106
321.4
470
1,425.2
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Bee County Sheriff's Office
2025
25
91
18,082
Beeville Police Department
2025
53
208
13,060
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Texas · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.38 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 31,142 people.
43sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
57civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (2), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Bee County Sheriff's Office
22
48
18,082
Beeville Police Department
21
9
13,060
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
43
1.38
57
2
2024
47
1.51
50
2
2023
41
1.36
50
2
2022
41
1.32
43
2
2021
44
1.36
45
2
2020
46
1.41
61
2
2019
44
1.35
53
2
2018
36
1.11
40
2
2016
46
1.39
39
2
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Bee County County Attorney?
Mike Knight is the County Attorney of Bee County, Texas.
Who is the Bee County County Clerk?
Michele Bridge is the County Clerk of Bee County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Bee County District Clerk?
Zenaida Silva is the District Clerk of Bee County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Bee County County Judge?
George Morrill is the County Judge of Bee County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Bee County Tax Assessor-Collector?
Michelle Matus is the Tax Assessor-Collector of Bee County, Texas.
What is the population of Bee County?
About 31,083 people, with a median age of 35.7; the median household income is $57,673 and 17.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Bee County?
4.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 484 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,320, against 5.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Bee County?
16 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 5 school district and 9 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Office of Court Administration's directory of trial courts by county (May 2026), the Texas Secretary of State's county officer lists, the Comptroller's county directory and each county's own website (commissioners); officials appointed since those lists were updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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