Town Hall · Wainwright

Wainwright, OK town hall & government

Wainwright spent $12,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $75 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Wainwright's money goes

Spent
$12,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$75
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$8,00067%
Roads & transportation
$4,00033%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 78%
  • From other local governments 22%

Wainwright 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 Wainwright

Full-time staff
3
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wainwright Public School

Wainwright's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,684
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
76
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $13,684 per pupil, $6,987 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 Wainwright pay

Typical tax bill
$288
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.38%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$76,700
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 Wainwright's government

Town hall & decisions in Wainwright →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wainwright

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

All of Wainwright'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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