Town Hall · Caney

Caney, TX town hall & government

Caney spent $393,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,762 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Caney's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Caney's money goes

Spent
$393,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,762
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$178,000
$798 per resident
Police
$132,00034%
Water & other utilities
$111,00028%
Administration & buildings
$82,00021%
Sewer & trash
$56,00014%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0002%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 26%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Caney didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Caney

Full-time staff
3
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$98,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Malakoff Independent School District

Caney's K–12 school district, shared with Malakoff, Star Harbor, Tool and Trinidad. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,855
Texas: $12,815
Students
1,441
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$75.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal

  • Local 82%
  • State 7%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,855 per pupil, $8,158 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Caney: Eustace Independent School District ($12,942 per pupil).

Local

Contact Caney's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcaneycitytx.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Caney →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Caney

Caney is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Lance Gooden. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Caney's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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