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Hackberry, TX town hall & government

Hackberry spent $3.8 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $3,452 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hackberry's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,452
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$72,000
$66 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million32%
Paid to other governments
$900,00024%
Water & other utilities
$603,00016%
Administration & buildings
$437,00012%
Police
$102,0003%
Fire
$32,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$21,0001%
Roads & transportation
$16,000<1%
Health & welfare
$13,000<1%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Other
$434,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 46%
  • Fees & charges 41%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hackberry

Full-time staff
4
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 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

Little Elm Independent School District

Hackberry's K–12 school district, shared with Lakewood Village, Oak Point, Little Elm and The Colony. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,953
Texas: $12,815
Students
8,211
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$586.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $11,953 per pupil, $6,559 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Hackberry pay

Typical tax bill
$7,676
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.84%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$416,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Hackberry's government

Town hall & decisions in Hackberry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hackberry

Hackberry is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Brandon Gill. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Hackberry'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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