Town Hall · Kemp

Kemp, OK town hall & government

Kemp spent $5,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $32 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Kemp's money goes

Spent
$5,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$32
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$3,00060%
Other
$2,00040%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 38%
  • From the state 25%
  • From other local governments 25%
  • Sales taxes 13%

Kemp 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 Kemp

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 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

Achille Public Schools

Kemp's K–12 school district, shared with Achille and Hendrix. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,487
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
300
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,487 per pupil, $6,853 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 Kemp pay

Typical tax bill
$867
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$116,700
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 Kemp's government

Town hall & decisions in Kemp →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kemp

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

All of Kemp'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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