Town Hall · Oronogo

Oronogo, MO town hall & government

Oronogo spent $2.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $871 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oronogo's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$871
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$5 million
$1,796 per resident
Sewer & trash
$730,00030%
Administration & buildings
$578,00024%
Water & other utilities
$547,00023%
Police
$506,00021%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$64,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 36%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • From the state 15%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Oronogo

Full-time staff
32
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
11 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Police
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 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

Webb City R-VII School District

Oronogo's K–12 school district, shared with Alba, Carterville, Neck City, Purcell, Webb City and Airport Drive. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,561
Missouri: $14,569
Students
4,618
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal

  • Local 30%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $10,561 per pupil, $6,041 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 Oronogo pay

Typical tax bill
$1,247
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$188,500
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 Oronogo's government

Town hall & decisions in Oronogo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oronogo

Oronogo is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Eric Burlison. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Oronogo'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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