Town Hall · Manitou

Manitou, OK town hall & government

Manitou spent $497,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,049 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Manitou's money goes

Spent
$497,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,049
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$273,00055%
Administration & buildings
$170,00034%
Sewer & trash
$47,0009%
Fire
$7,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 77%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From the state 2%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Manitou

Full-time staff
3
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,100
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tipton Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$14,377
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
236
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$358,000
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $14,377 per pupil, $6,801 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 Manitou pay

Typical tax bill
$432
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$41,600
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 Manitou's government

Town hall & decisions in Manitou →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manitou

Manitou is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Tom Cole. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Manitou'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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