Town Hall · Hooker

Hooker, OK town hall & government

Hooker spent $4.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,393 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hooker's money goes

Spent
$4.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,393
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$295,000
$160 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million25%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million24%
Roads & transportation
$586,00013%
Administration & buildings
$418,0009%
Police
$406,0009%
Parks & libraries
$301,0007%
Housing & development
$210,0005%
Health & welfare
$69,0002%
Fire
$64,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,000<1%
Other
$180,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 42%
  • Utility sales 38%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 7%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Hooker 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 Hooker

Full-time staff
11
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
11 full-time12 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

Hooker Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$11,395
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
617
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$741,000
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $11,395 per pupil, $6,460 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 Hooker pay

Typical tax bill
$665
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.42%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$158,100
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 Hooker's government

🏛️ Official websiteHookerOklahoma.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hooker →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hooker

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

All of Hooker'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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