Town Hall · Lenapah

Lenapah, OK town hall & government

Lenapah spent $385,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,365 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Lenapah's money goes

Spent
$385,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,365
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$40,000
$142 per resident
Fire
$152,00039%
Sewer & trash
$116,00030%
Water & other utilities
$72,00019%
Administration & buildings
$28,0007%
Roads & transportation
$17,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 40%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 3%

Lenapah 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 Lenapah

Full-time staff
4
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$63,700
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oklahoma Union Public Schools

Lenapah's K–12 school district, shared with Delaware and Wann. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,146
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
594
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,146 per pupil, $7,357 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 Lenapah pay

Typical tax bill
$455
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$57,000
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 Lenapah's government

Town hall & decisions in Lenapah →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lenapah

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

All of Lenapah'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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