Tiki Island spent more per resident in 2022 than 92% of similar cities
Tiki Island’s village government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,234 per resident.
What stands out about how Tiki Island is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$1,234 per resident in 2022: more than 92% of them
Tiki Island’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,234 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $428, and the middle half spent $184–$750. Tiki Island spent more than 92% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Tiki Island itself left out).
About $1,234 per resident a year, or $3.38 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 37%.
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No trend yet
Tiki Island reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Tiki Island’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 Tiki Island’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tiki Island →
Who’s in charge in Tiki Island
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Tiki Island’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on villageoftikiisland.org ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 134 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 (1,072).
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.
Texas City Independent School District
Tiki Island’s K–12 school district, shared with Bayou Vista, La Marque, Texas City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,390 per pupil, $8,584 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.
Hitchcock Independent School District · $15,421 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Tiki Island’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Tiki Island alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Galveston County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.1%100,295 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.7%56,732 votesOthers: 1.2% (1,969 votes).
Most votes in Galveston County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Tiki Island lies in Galveston County. Every 2024 race in Galveston County is on the county’s page.
Galveston 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 Tiki Island.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: villageoftikiisland.org ↗
- 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 Tiki Island compares with the towns next door
Tiki Island spent $1,234 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $2,142. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Tiki Island’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Tiki Island’s government
How much does Tiki Island spend per resident?
About $1,234 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,234 was more than 92% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Tiki Island’s government?
See villageoftikiisland.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tiki Island yet.
How did Tiki Island vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Tiki Island alone. Galveston County, where 100% of Tiki Island lies, voted Trump 63.1%, Harris 35.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Tiki Island?
8 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $46,091 (about $553,092 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Tiki Island in the state legislature?
State Senate District 11 (Mayes Middleton) and State House District 24 (Greg Bonnen). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Tiki Island’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; 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 →