Town Hall · Okarche

Okarche, OK town hall & government

Okarche spent $2.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,687 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Okarche's money goes

Spent
$2.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,687
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$813 per resident
Administration & buildings
$643,00029%
Water & other utilities
$556,00025%
Police
$508,00023%
Sewer & trash
$172,0008%
Roads & transportation
$114,0005%
Parks & libraries
$89,0004%
Fire
$64,0003%
Interest on debt
$46,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$39,0002%
Housing & development
$20,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 70%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Okarche 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 Okarche

Full-time staff
10
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time17 part
Police
5 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Okarche Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$18,512
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
461
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $18,512 per pupil, $10,610 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 Okarche pay

Typical tax bill
$1,323
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$239,000
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 Okarche's government

Town hall & decisions in Okarche →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Okarche

Okarche is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Frank D. Lucas. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Okarche'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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