Town Hall · Okay

Okay, OK town hall & government

Okay spent $825,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,159 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Okay's money goes

Spent
$825,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,159
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$33,000
$46 per resident
Administration & buildings
$262,00032%
Water & other utilities
$247,00030%
Fire
$185,00022%
Police
$65,0008%
Sewer & trash
$53,0006%
Roads & transportation
$9,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 35%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 4%

Okay 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 Okay

Full-time staff
3
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,800
a year, before benefits
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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Okay Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$11,850
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
367
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$660,000
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $11,850 per pupil, $6,698 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 Okay pay

Typical tax bill
$408
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.57%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$72,100
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 Okay's government

Town hall & decisions in Okay →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Okay

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

All of Okay'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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