Town Hall · Heavener

Heavener, OK town hall & government

Heavener spent $5.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,630 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Heavener's money goes

Spent
$5.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,630
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$8.4 million
$2,540 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.5 million46%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million25%
Police
$706,00013%
Administration & buildings
$491,0009%
Roads & transportation
$160,0003%
Parks & libraries
$142,0003%
Fire
$67,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • From the state 2%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Heavener

Full-time staff
31
35 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
2 full-time23 part
Police
10 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Heavener didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Heavener Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$12,903
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
863
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $12,903 per pupil, $7,542 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 Heavener: Howe Public Schools ($14,075 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Heavener pay

Typical tax bill
$407
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$59,200
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 Heavener's government

🏛️ Official websiteheavenerok.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Heavener →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Heavener

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

All of Heavener'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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