Town Hall · Jennings

Jennings, OK town hall & government

Jennings spent $309,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $868 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Jennings's money goes

Spent
$309,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$868
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$31,000
$87 per resident
Water & other utilities
$131,00042%
Administration & buildings
$111,00036%
Sewer & trash
$30,00010%
Fire
$17,0006%
Police
$11,0004%
Roads & transportation
$4,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%
Other
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 37%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jennings Public School

Jennings's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,121
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
265
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$267,000
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $13,121 per pupil, $8,426 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 Jennings pay

Typical tax bill
$355
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.43%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$82,100
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 Jennings's government

Town hall & decisions in Jennings →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jennings

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

All of Jennings'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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