Mathews-Powell House · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Queen City run?
Queen City’s city government spent $1.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $855 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Queen City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Queen City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $855 per resident a year, or $2.34 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 41%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Queen City didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Queen City yet
Every year of Queen City’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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 $1,229 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.06% 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 Queen City’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Queen City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Queen City →
Who’s in charge in Queen City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Queen City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on queencitytx.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 109 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,414).
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.
Queen City Independent School District
Queen City’s K–12 school district, shared with Domino. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,550 per pupil, $9,221 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Queen City’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Queen City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cass County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.7%11,693 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.0%2,406 votesOthers: 0.3% (44 votes).
Most votes in Cass County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Queen City lies in Cass County. Every 2024 race in Cass County is on the county’s page.
Cass 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 Queen City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: queencitytx.org ↗
- 2Texas HouseState representativesDistrict 1
- 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 Queen City compares with the towns next door
Queen City’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | estimate | $2,294 |
| Queen City | estimate | $1,229 |
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 Queen City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Queen City’s government
How much does Queen City spend per resident?
About $855 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Queen City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Queen City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,229 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.06% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see queencitytx.org.
Who runs Queen City’s government?
See queencitytx.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Queen City yet.
How did Queen City vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Queen City alone. Cass County, where 100% of Queen City lies, voted Trump 82.7%, Harris 17.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Queen City?
13 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $52,486 (about $629,832 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Queen City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Bryan Hughes) and State House District 1. The House district also covers 34 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Queen City’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 Queen City, 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 →