How is Hickory Creek run?
Hickory Creek’s town government spent $3.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $694 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Hickory Creek didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Hickory Creek is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $694 per resident a year, or $1.90 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Hickory Creek didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Hickory Creek yet
Every year of Hickory Creek’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $8,012 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.58% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Hickory Creek’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Hickory Creek’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hickory Creek →
Who’s in charge in Hickory Creek
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hickory Creek’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on hickorycreek-tx.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 262 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (5,244).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Lake Dallas Independent School District
Hickory Creek’s K–12 school district, shared with Lake Dallas, Corinth. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,970 per pupil, $6,801 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
Lewisville Independent School District · $13,147 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Hickory Creek’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Hickory Creek alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Denton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.8%250,521 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.6%191,503 votesOthers: 1.6% (7,164 votes).
Most votes in Denton County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Hickory Creek lies in Denton County. Every 2024 race in Denton County is on the county’s page.
Denton County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Hickory Creek.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: hickorycreek-tx.gov ↗
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Hickory Creek compares with the towns next door
Hickory Creek’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lewisville | estimate | $5,799 |
| Lake Dallas | estimate | $4,535 |
| Corinth | estimate | $6,308 |
| Hickory Creek | estimate | $8,012 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Hickory Creek’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hickory Creek’s government
How much does Hickory Creek spend per resident?
About $694 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Hickory Creek didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Hickory Creek?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $8,012 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.58% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see hickorycreek-tx.gov.
Who runs Hickory Creek’s government?
See hickorycreek-tx.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hickory Creek yet.
How did Hickory Creek vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Hickory Creek alone. Denton County, where 100% of Hickory Creek lies, voted Trump 55.8%, Harris 42.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hickory Creek?
20 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $120,630 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Hickory Creek in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Tan Parker) and State House District 57 (Richard Hayes). The House district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hickory Creek’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Hickory Creek, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →