Town Hall · Colcord

Colcord, OK town hall & government

Colcord spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,254 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Colcord's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,254
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$292,000
$343 per resident
Administration & buildings
$587,00055%
Water & other utilities
$396,00037%
Sewer & trash
$56,0005%
Fire
$21,0002%
Roads & transportation
$4,000<1%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Police
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 29%
  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Colcord

Full-time staff
11
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$25,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 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

Colcord Public Schools

Colcord's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,111
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
746
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$849,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal

  • Local 16%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $14,111 per pupil, $7,710 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 Colcord pay

Typical tax bill
$695
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$93,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Colcord's government

Town hall & decisions in Colcord →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Colcord

Colcord is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Josh Brecheen. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Colcord'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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