Town Hall · Tipton

Tipton, OK town hall & government

Tipton spent $380,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $503 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Tipton's money goes

Spent
$380,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$503
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$282,00074%
Administration & buildings
$13,0003%
Other
$85,00022%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 48%
  • From other local governments 35%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%

Tipton didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Tipton

Full-time staff
10
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time14 part
Police
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Tipton didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tipton Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$14,377
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
236
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$358,000
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $14,377 per pupil, $6,801 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 Tipton pay

Typical tax bill
$400
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$73,300
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 Tipton's government

Town hall & decisions in Tipton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tipton

Tipton is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Tom Cole. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Tipton'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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