Val Verde County, TX elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Val Verde County: 13 seats on 6 elected bodies. 9 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 Val Verde County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 9 local governments in Val Verde County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
1
0
School districts (school boards)
2
0
Special districts (elected boards)
5
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 Val Verde County
47,741people
32.3median ageU.S.: 38.9
$66,100 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
16.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%
22.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$164,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
19.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
9.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
17.5%U.S.: 8.4%
43.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
26.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 81.2% · White 15.4% · Black 1.2% · Asian 0.6% · Other or more than one race 1.6% (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 Val Verde County
4.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.2%. Texas: 4.3%.
994people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
19,654people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
20,648in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.8%
994
19,654
20,648
August 2026
5.2%
1,064
19,381
20,445
July 2026
5.4%
1,111
19,321
20,432
June 2026
6.2%
1,282
19,449
20,731
May 2026
6.0%
1,254
19,598
20,852
April 2026
6.0%
1,265
19,740
21,005
March 2026
6.6%
1,393
19,647
21,040
February 2026
5.4%
1,132
19,858
20,990
January 2026
5.5%
1,160
19,750
20,910
December 2025
4.9%
1,020
19,821
20,841
November 2025
5.0%
1,059
19,915
20,974
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
5.2%
1,092
19,909
21,001
August 2025
5.2%
1,077
19,603
20,680
July 2025
6.2%
1,296
19,585
20,881
June 2025
4.9%
1,024
19,740
20,764
May 2025
4.7%
976
19,626
20,602
April 2025
4.6%
965
19,858
20,823
March 2025
4.9%
1,018
19,820
20,838
February 2025
6.6%
1,412
20,092
21,504
January 2025
5.1%
1,072
20,088
21,160
December 2024
6.3%
1,342
19,898
21,240
November 2024
4.8%
999
19,925
20,924
October 2024
5.5%
1,150
19,915
21,065
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
5.2%
1,092
19,823
20,915
2024
5.2%
1,099
19,996
21,095
2023
5.7%
1,206
19,869
21,075
2022
4.8%
997
19,980
20,977
2021
6.2%
1,303
19,686
20,989
2020
8.8%
1,782
18,380
20,162
2019
3.5%
747
20,456
21,203
2018
4.1%
859
19,983
20,842
2017
5.4%
1,013
17,774
18,787
2016
6.6%
1,246
17,641
18,887
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 Val Verde County
167.0 per 100,0002025. Texas: 344.9.
839.3 per 100,0002025. Texas: 1,786.0.
0murders2025, 80 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
80
167.0
402
839.3
2024
120
248.6
524
1,085.4
2023
99
207.6
690
1,446.8
2022
137
286.4
622
1,300.4
2020
100
204.6
670
1,371.2
2019
67
136.9
697
1,424.6
2018
49
99.8
844
1,719.0
2017
61
125.0
796
1,630.8
2016
70
143.3
1,032
2,113.1
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Del Rio Police Department
2025
51
339
34,668
Val Verde County Sheriff's Office
2024
61
79
13,746
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
2.13 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 47,897 people.
102sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
53civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (2), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Del Rio Police Department
52
26
34,668
Val Verde County Sheriff's Office
50
27
13,229
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
102
2.13
53
2
2024
98
2.03
42
2
2023
98
2.05
54
2
2020
97
1.99
48
2
2019
107
2.19
50
2
2017
100
2.05
43
2
2016
104
2.13
37
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 Val Verde County County Attorney?
David E. Martinez is the County Attorney of Val Verde County, Texas.
Who is the Val Verde County County Clerk?
Teresa Esther Chapoy is the County Clerk of Val Verde County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Val Verde County District Clerk?
JoAnn Cervantes is the District Clerk of Val Verde County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Val Verde County Tax Assessor-Collector?
Elodia Garcia is the Tax Assessor-Collector of Val Verde County, Texas.
Who are the Val Verde County commissioners?
Lewis G. Owens Jr. (County Judge); Kerr Wardlaw (Precinct 1); Juan Carlos Vazquez (Precinct 2); Fernando Garcia (Precinct 3); Gustavo "Gus" Flores (Precinct 4).
What is the population of Val Verde County?
About 47,741 people, with a median age of 32.3; the median household income is $66,100 and 16.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Val Verde County?
4.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 994 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,648, against 5.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Val Verde County?
9 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 2 school district and 5 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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