Town Hall · Vian

Vian, OK town hall & government

Vian spent $4.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,010 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Vian's money goes

Spent
$4.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,010
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$979 per resident
Parks & libraries
$2.5 million61%
Water & other utilities
$671,00016%
Police
$357,0009%
Administration & buildings
$175,0004%
Roads & transportation
$151,0004%
Sewer & trash
$102,0002%
Fire
$42,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$42,0001%
Interest on debt
$22,0001%
Health & welfare
$6,000<1%
Housing & development
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 56%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Vian

Full-time staff
14
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Police
5 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Vian Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$13,292
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
802
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$951,000
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 26%

Of the $13,292 per pupil, $7,244 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 Vian pay

Typical tax bill
$567
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.49%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$115,600
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 Vian's government

Town hall & decisions in Vian →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Vian

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

All of Vian'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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