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Midwest, OK town hall & government

Midwest spent $102 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,760 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Midwest's money goes

Spent
$102 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,760
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,780
Long-term debt
$142 million
$2,451 per resident
Fire
$17.5 million17%
Police
$17.5 million17%
Sewer & trash
$16.9 million17%
Water & other utilities
$9.2 million9%
Roads & transportation
$9.1 million9%
Administration & buildings
$5.9 million6%
Interest on debt
$5.3 million5%
Parks & libraries
$5.3 million5%
Housing & development
$2.9 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$781,0001%
Health & welfare
$671,0001%
Other
$10.7 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 47%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From the state 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Midwest

Full-time staff
465
46 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
99
and 86 full-time firefighters
Police
110 full-time
Fire
87 full-time
Sewer & trash
62 full-time
Administration & buildings
57 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
32 full-time
Roads & transportation
26 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
12 full-time24 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
18 full-time6 part
Housing & development
10 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
6 full-time2 part
Other
45 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Midwest City-Del City Schools

Midwest's K–12 school district, shared with Smith Village, Forest Park and Del City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,174
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
12,380
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$53 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $11,174 per pupil, $5,854 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.

Also serving Midwest: Choctaw/Nicoma Park Schools ($9,476 per pupil) · Oklahoma City Public Schools ($13,968 per pupil) · Crutcho Public School ($12,236 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Midwest pay

Typical tax bill
$1,500
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$164,500
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.

Local

Contact Midwest's government

🏛️ Official websitemidwestcityok.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Midwest →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Midwest

Midwest is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representatives Tom Cole and Stephanie I. Bice. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Midwest'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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