Hartley County, TX elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Hartley County: 5 seats on 5 elected bodies. 3 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 Hartley County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 5 local governments in Hartley 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)
2
0
Special districts (elected boards)
1
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 Hartley County
5,215people
38.7median ageU.S.: 38.9
$75,841 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
9.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%
20.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$262,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
1.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
9.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
4.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
16.5%U.S.: 8.4%
30%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
40.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 31.2% · White 56.5% · Black 6% · Asian 0.2% · Other or more than one race 6.1% (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 Hartley County
3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.2%. Texas: 4.3%.
65people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
1,909people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
1,974in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.3%
65
1,909
1,974
August 2026
3.5%
69
1,889
1,958
July 2026
3.6%
72
1,915
1,987
June 2026
3.9%
76
1,862
1,938
May 2026
3.0%
58
1,869
1,927
April 2026
2.6%
51
1,932
1,983
March 2026
2.9%
55
1,818
1,873
February 2026
3.1%
63
1,938
2,001
January 2026
3.2%
62
1,863
1,925
December 2025
2.8%
53
1,842
1,895
November 2025
3.2%
63
1,904
1,967
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.2%
61
1,850
1,911
August 2025
3.4%
66
1,880
1,946
July 2025
3.2%
61
1,849
1,910
June 2025
3.2%
57
1,749
1,806
May 2025
3.0%
55
1,785
1,840
April 2025
2.5%
47
1,854
1,901
March 2025
2.8%
52
1,818
1,870
February 2025
3.1%
61
1,893
1,954
January 2025
3.1%
58
1,811
1,869
December 2024
2.7%
47
1,701
1,748
November 2024
3.0%
54
1,746
1,800
October 2024
3.2%
58
1,731
1,789
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.1%
58
1,840
1,898
2024
3.0%
55
1,794
1,849
2023
2.9%
56
1,892
1,948
2022
2.8%
55
1,942
1,997
2021
3.2%
65
1,983
2,048
2020
2.9%
57
1,895
1,952
2019
2.4%
49
2,019
2,068
2018
2.6%
56
2,065
2,121
2017
2.8%
62
2,122
2,184
2016
2.9%
64
2,156
2,220
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 Hartley County
76.3 per 100,0002022. Texas: 436.2.
152.7 per 100,0002022. Texas: 2,309.2.
0murders2022, 2 violent crimes in all.
2022 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2022
2
76.3
4
152.7
2021
1
35.8
12
430.1
2019
0
0.0
10
348.8
2018
1
34.3
7
240.4
2017
1
34.7
12
415.9
By police agency (1)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Hartley County Sheriff's Office
2022
2
4
2,620
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
2.18 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 2,297 people.
5sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
1civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (1), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Hartley County Sheriff's Office
5
1
2,297
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
5
2.18
1
1
2024
6
2.49
1
1
2023
5
2.10
1
1
2022
6
2.29
1
1
2021
6
2.15
0
1
2019
6
2.09
1
1
2018
6
2.06
1
1
2017
6
2.08
1
1
2016
5
1.48
0
1
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 Hartley County County Attorney?
Olivia Elliott is the County Attorney of Hartley County, Texas.
Who is the Hartley County District and County Clerk?
Melissa Mead is the District and County Clerk of Hartley County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hartley County County Judge?
Ronnie Gordon is the County Judge of Hartley County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hartley County Sheriff and Tax Assessor-Collector?
Chanze Fowler is the Sheriff and Tax Assessor-Collector of Hartley County, Texas.
What is the population of Hartley County?
About 5,215 people, with a median age of 38.7; the median household income is $75,841 and 9.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Hartley County?
3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 65 people unemployed in a labor force of 1,974, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Hartley County?
5 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 2 school district and 1 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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