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Erick, OK town hall & government

Erick spent $1.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,640 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Erick's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,640
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$281,000
$288 per resident
Health & welfare
$414,00026%
Police
$206,00013%
Sewer & trash
$199,00012%
Water & other utilities
$188,00012%
Roads & transportation
$174,00011%
Administration & buildings
$114,0007%
Fire
$66,0004%
Parks & libraries
$34,0002%
Interest on debt
$18,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Other
$185,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • Sales taxes 35%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Erick

Full-time staff
11
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
2 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Erick Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$14,777
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
184
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$266,000
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $14,777 per pupil, $7,212 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 Erick pay

Typical tax bill
$486
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.59%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$82,300
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 Erick's government

Town hall & decisions in Erick →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Erick

Erick is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Frank D. Lucas. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Erick'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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