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Mounds, OK town hall & government

Mounds spent $688,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $553 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mounds's money goes

Spent
$688,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$553
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$297,00043%
Police
$171,00025%
Administration & buildings
$112,00016%
Parks & libraries
$41,0006%
Fire
$23,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$22,0003%
Roads & transportation
$22,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 49%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mounds

Full-time staff
6
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Police
3 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Mounds Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$12,321
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
542
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 31%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,321 per pupil, $7,386 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 Mounds pay

Typical tax bill
$938
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$151,800
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 Mounds's government

Town hall & decisions in Mounds →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mounds

Mounds is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representatives Kevin Hern and Frank D. Lucas. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Mounds'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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