Milam County, TX elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Milam County: 8 seats on 5 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 Milam County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 19 local governments in Milam 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
5
0
School districts (school boards)
6
0
Special districts (elected boards)
7
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 Milam County
25,567people
41.4median ageU.S.: 38.9
$66,141 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
12.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%
20.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$189,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
6.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
15.7%U.S.: 8.4%
48.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
30.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 26% · White 61.6% · Black 8.1% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 3.9% (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 Milam County
4.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.5%. Texas: 4.3%.
531people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
11,770people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
12,301in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.3%
531
11,770
12,301
August 2026
4.6%
563
11,615
12,178
July 2026
4.8%
590
11,589
12,179
June 2026
4.8%
592
11,648
12,240
May 2026
4.2%
512
11,726
12,238
April 2026
4.0%
489
11,831
12,320
March 2026
4.1%
504
11,656
12,160
February 2026
4.4%
543
11,785
12,328
January 2026
4.5%
553
11,623
12,176
December 2025
3.9%
475
11,693
12,168
November 2025
4.3%
531
11,697
12,228
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.5%
550
11,575
12,125
August 2025
4.8%
576
11,469
12,045
July 2025
4.5%
541
11,412
11,953
June 2025
4.4%
527
11,517
12,044
May 2025
4.2%
502
11,539
12,041
April 2025
3.8%
465
11,722
12,187
March 2025
4.1%
497
11,599
12,096
February 2025
4.4%
541
11,621
12,162
January 2025
4.2%
512
11,546
12,058
December 2024
4.0%
476
11,401
11,877
November 2024
4.3%
511
11,369
11,880
October 2024
4.3%
508
11,266
11,774
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.3%
520
11,581
12,101
2024
4.3%
503
11,261
11,764
2023
4.0%
466
11,132
11,598
2022
4.1%
450
10,591
11,041
2021
5.5%
600
10,268
10,868
2020
6.8%
698
9,538
10,236
2019
4.7%
485
9,758
10,243
2018
5.3%
546
9,827
10,373
2017
4.8%
511
10,069
10,580
2016
4.9%
529
10,213
10,742
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 Milam County
174.2 per 100,0002025. Texas: 344.9.
605.9 per 100,0002025. Texas: 1,786.0.
1murders2025, 46 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
46
174.2
160
605.9
2024
86
322.8
202
758.1
2023
51
195.3
190
727.6
2022
63
245.6
204
795.4
2021
53
216.6
291
1,189.4
2020
47
189.8
279
1,127.0
2019
41
163.8
292
1,166.5
2018
57
227.6
307
1,226.0
2017
60
241.2
379
1,523.4
2016
55
225.3
447
1,831.3
By police agency (5)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Milam County Sheriff's Office
2025
18
75
13,288
Rockdale Police Department
2025
20
64
5,716
Cameron Police Department
2024
13
51
5,579
Thorndale Police Department
2025
0
0
1,421
Buckholts Police Department
2025
0
0
398
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
2.21 per 1,000 residents2024, 4 agencies serving 26,644 people.
59sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
58civilian staff2024, full-time.
2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (4), 2024
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Milam County Sheriff's Office
35
49
13,990
Rockdale Police Department
11
5
5,676
Cameron Police Department
10
4
5,579
Thorndale Police Department
3
0
1,399
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2024
59
2.21
58
4
2023
54
2.07
53
4
2022
51
1.99
55
4
2021
49
2.00
53
4
2016
43
1.76
52
4
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 Milam County County Clerk?
Jodi Morgan is the County Clerk of Milam County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Milam County District Clerk?
Karen Berry is the District Clerk of Milam County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Milam County County Judge?
Bill Whitmire is the County Judge of Milam County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Milam County County and District Attorney?
Tony Brian Price is the County and District Attorney of Milam County, Texas.
What is the population of Milam County?
About 25,567 people, with a median age of 41.4; the median household income is $66,141 and 12.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Milam County?
4.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 531 people unemployed in a labor force of 12,301, against 4.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Milam County?
19 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 6 school district and 7 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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