Caney CityTX
Is Caney City a good place to live?
Caney City’s median age is 59.3 years, above both Texas’ towns (35.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Caney City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
209 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Caney City: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Caney City, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Caney City.
Fewer children than Texas overall
Population is up 10% in Caney City since 2020, to 209 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Children under 18 are 4% of residents (25% statewide); people 65 and older are 32% of residents (13% statewide). College graduates make up 26% of adults 25 and older, against 34% across Texas.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 42% and 69% women
The Census survey reached too few of Caney City’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.5 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Caney City | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 1.6% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.6% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.6% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 34.9% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.9% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.4% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.6% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 32.9% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.6% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.8% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Caney City has 1.4 jobs for every working resident, and 71 people commute in
The share of residents in Caney City who live below the poverty line is 19%, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs based in Caney City grew to 71 in 2023, 52 more than in 2013. In Caney City, the typical journey to work is 28 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 57 miles.
| Caney City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Crime reported in Caney City
No violent or property crimes were reported in Caney City in 2025. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Caney City is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
More of Caney City’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Among adults in Caney City, 12% binge drink. This Texas town beats the Texas average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. Only 4 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Caney City.
| Caney City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Caney City | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.6% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.4% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Caney City: inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Caney City sits below just over half of U.S. communities. FEMA puts two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 31% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Caney City sells for about $198K at the median
For households in Caney City, the share who live in a home they own is 83%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Caney City
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Caney City
About 0 of every 100 Caney City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Caney City
Town in Texas, United States
Caney City is a town in Henderson County, Texas, United States. The population was 187 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 354 ft
Questions about Caney City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Caney City, TX a good place to live?
Caney City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.