Town Hall · Hennessey

Hennessey, OK town hall & government

Hennessey spent $3.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,436 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hennessey's money goes

Spent
$3.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,436
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$4.2 million
$1,902 per resident
Water & other utilities
$715,00022%
Sewer & trash
$609,00019%
Police
$516,00016%
Roads & transportation
$309,00010%
Parks & libraries
$290,0009%
Health & welfare
$204,0006%
Administration & buildings
$124,0004%
Interest on debt
$104,0003%
Fire
$50,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,000<1%
Other
$266,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 44%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hennessey

Full-time staff
20
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time4 part
Fire
0 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hennessey Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$15,440
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
829
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 51%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,440 per pupil, $8,376 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 Hennessey pay

Typical tax bill
$830
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$161,500
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 Hennessey's government

🏛️ Official websitehennesseyok.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hennessey →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hennessey

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

All of Hennessey'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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