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Duncan, OK town hall & government

Duncan spent $47.2 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,077 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Duncan's money goes

Spent
$47.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,077
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,936
Long-term debt
$25.6 million
$1,127 per resident
Water & other utilities
$22.5 million48%
Police
$6 million13%
Sewer & trash
$5.5 million12%
Fire
$5.2 million11%
Administration & buildings
$2.8 million6%
Parks & libraries
$1.6 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$768,0002%
Roads & transportation
$565,0001%
Health & welfare
$284,0001%
Other
$2 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 50%
  • Sales taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Duncan

Full-time staff
254
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
51
and 47 full-time firefighters
Police
69 full-time
Fire
48 full-time
Water & other utilities
36 full-time
Parks & libraries
27 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
28 full-time
Roads & transportation
15 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Other
28 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Duncan Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$11,723
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
3,316
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $11,723 per pupil, $6,038 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.

Also serving Duncan: Marlow Public Schools ($10,444 per pupil) · Bray-Doyle Public Schools ($23,305 per pupil) · Empire Public Schools ($13,184 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Duncan pay

Typical tax bill
$944
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$131,500
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 Duncan's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofduncan.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Duncan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Duncan

Duncan is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Tom Cole. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Duncan'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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