Oakes, ND town hall & government
Oakes spent $4.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,327 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Oakes's government.
Where Oakes's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 25%
- Fees & charges 18%
- Property taxes 14%
- From the state 13%
- Utility sales 11%
- Sales taxes 11%
- From the federal government 9%
Oakes didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Oakes
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Oakes didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Oakes Public School District 41
Oakes's K–12 school district, shared with Bear Creek, Clement, Denver, Divide, Hudson and Lovell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal
- Local 37%
- State 58%
- Federal 5%
Of the $12,585 per pupil, $5,907 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.
Which schools Oakes kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Oakes pay
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Oakes's government
Who represents Oakes
Oakes is represented in Congress by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Representative Julie Fedorchak. Kelly Armstrong is governor.
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.