Town Hall · Hardesty

Hardesty, OK town hall & government

Hardesty spent $355,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,699 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hardesty's money goes

Spent
$355,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,699
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$183,000
$876 per resident
Water & other utilities
$139,00039%
Administration & buildings
$70,00020%
Sewer & trash
$66,00019%
Fire
$12,0003%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Other
$64,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From the state 6%

Hardesty didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Hardesty

Full-time staff
2
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
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

Hardesty Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$26,625
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
40
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$198,000
at year end

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

  • Local 78%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $26,625 per pupil, $13,475 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 Hardesty pay

Typical tax bill
$523
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
1.10%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$47,600
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 Hardesty's government

Town hall & decisions in Hardesty →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hardesty

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

All of Hardesty'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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