Town Hall · Okmulgee

Okmulgee, OK town hall & government

Okmulgee spent $12.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,094 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Okmulgee's money goes

Spent
$12.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,094
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,780
Long-term debt
$21.3 million
$1,867 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million18%
Water & other utilities
$2.2 million18%
Police
$1.8 million14%
Fire
$1.4 million11%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million11%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million9%
Parks & libraries
$1 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$586,0005%
Interest on debt
$100,0001%
Health & welfare
$40,000<1%
Other
$557,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 38%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 2%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Okmulgee

Full-time staff
212
37 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
and 21 full-time firefighters
Health & welfare
95 full-time35 part
Fire
22 full-time
Police
21 full-time
Sewer & trash
17 full-time
Water & other utilities
12 full-time
Parks & libraries
10 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Housing & development
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
12 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Okmulgee didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Okmulgee Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$14,442
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
1,180
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $14,442 per pupil, $5,807 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 Okmulgee: Preston Public Schools ($10,761 per pupil) · Weleetka Public Schools ($15,738 per pupil) · Beggs Public Schools ($12,124 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Okmulgee pay

Typical tax bill
$530
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$98,400
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 Okmulgee's government

🏛️ Official websiteokmulgeeonline.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Okmulgee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Okmulgee

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

All of Okmulgee'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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