Midland Appraisal District Budgets Total $4 MM / Year
Midland Central Appraisal District budgets total $4 million per year to represent taxing entities. Their board of directors is selected by taxing entities and appoints the chief appraiser. There is no one at the appraisal district representing the property owner. Midland CAD has a staff of 28.4 in 2021, versus 26 in 2015. Midland CAD employed 11.4 appraisers in 2021 to represent tax entities versus 26 in 2015. The appraisal district budget is paid by tax entities. Even the playing field by enrolling in the Property Tax Protection Program. There are no flat fees and no upfront costs. Never pay anything unless we reduce your property taxes that year. Simple 3 step program: 1) enroll in 3 minutes, 2) relax and 3) save.
Total 2018 CAD Budget Including ARBSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Total Budget | 2.637 | 2.829 | 3.081 | 3.065 | 3.326 | 3.547 | 3.798 | 3.970 | 4.637 | 5.119 | 5.751 | |
| ARB Operations Budget | 0.0242 | 0.1201 | 0.1271 | 0.1364 | 0.1424 | 0.1661 | 0.1625 | 0.1640 | 0.1800 | 0.193 | 0.192 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since YOU can spend YOUR money better than the government.
Midland County CAD Operations and Budgets
Midland Central Appraisal District (MidCAD) is a mystery to many people.
- 1. Why do they exist?
- 2. Who runs the operation?
- 3. Who funds the operation?
Midland Central Appraisal District is a quasi-governmental operation made possible by Tax Code Section 6 regarding the establishment of one appraisal district in each county. Appraisal districts were legislated into existence in 1979 to begin operation in 1981; the legislation is known as the “Peveto Bill”, based on the sponsor. Previously each city, county and school district valued property in their jurisdiction separately and had hearings regarding value. The board of directors consists of representatives of largest tax entities (school, county, city, MUDs, special districts). They are largely a “budget board” with two responsibilities: 1) select the chief appraiser (who runs the appraisal district) and 2) approve the annual budget. Midland Central Appraisal District's budget was $3.97 million in 2021, up 62% from $2.44 million in 2014. The Midland CAD budget is $14 per tax parcel versus $28 per tax parcel statewide.
MidCAD Total CAD Budget Including ARB
Midland Central Appraisal Districts annual budget, along with the budget for the ARB are below. Texas appraisal district budgets are substantial. These are public servants paid with public money. Do you feel like a valued client when you visit the appraisal district? Are you surprised at the amount of budget for Midland Central Appraisal District?
The 2021 budget for the Midland County Appraisal Review Board was $163,967 versus $24,200 in 2014.
Total Property Taxes Levied Midland CountySource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Property Taxes Levied | 0.3547 | 0.3772 | 0.3678 | 0.4084 | 0.4682 | 0.5794 | 0.5941 | 0.5774 | 0.6893 | 0.7421 | 0.6928 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Appealing annually helps the appraisal district avoid over-taxing a property for both market value and unequal appraisal.
Midland County Total Amount of Property Taxes Levied
Midland County tax entities total tax levies have been growing much faster than inflation. This has caused property taxes to rise much faster than inflation. Wage increases have been lean for the past 10 years. However, the total property tax levy for Midland County and others have increased 7 to 10% consistently. This was a primary factor in the legislature passing Senate Bill 2 in 2019.
Property taxes for Midland County tax entities rose from $354 million in 2014 to $577 million in 63% increase.
FTE Positions In Budget Total - MidCADSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Total Number of FTEs | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 37 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Valuation is a subjective matter where reasonable people can differ.
FTE Positions In Budget Total
Midland Central Appraisal District staffing levels are illustrated below. Midland Central Appraisal District staff totaled 26 in 2015 and 28.4 in 2021. The number of appraisers was 26 in 2015 versus 11.4 in 2021. The number of administrative / clerical staff was 0 in 2015 versus 17 in 2021.
FTEs Assigned to the Appraisal - MidCADSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| FTEs Appraisal Total | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | |
| Residential | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| Commercial | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| All Other | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since It is a great way to slow the growth of government spending (of your money).
MidCAD FTEs Assigned to the Property Appraisal
Midland Central Appraisal District has two groups of staff: 1) appraisers and 2) administrative staff / everyone else. Statewide appraisers (2,221) account for just under half (48%) of total staff at Texas appraisal districts. The graph provides a total and individual numbers for residential and commercial by year.
There were 11 appraisers at the Midland Central Appraisal District in 2018. That is 0.4% of all appraisers in Texas. (2,222 in Texas overall)