Town Hall · Okeene

Okeene, OK town hall & government

Okeene spent $15.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $13,391 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Okeene's money goes

Spent
$15.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$13,391
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
$2,252 per resident
Health & welfare
$7.6 million50%
Sewer & trash
$3.1 million21%
Water & other utilities
$2.2 million14%
Fire
$864,0006%
Police
$346,0002%
Roads & transportation
$246,0002%
Parks & libraries
$229,0002%
Administration & buildings
$129,0001%
Interest on debt
$118,0001%
Other
$381,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 59%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Okeene 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 Okeene

Full-time staff
65
43 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
55 full-time34 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Police
2 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
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

Okeene Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$18,807
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
316
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 45%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $18,807 per pupil, $10,123 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 Okeene pay

Typical tax bill
$609
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$112,000
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 Okeene's government

Town hall & decisions in Okeene →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Okeene

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

All of Okeene'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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