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Walters, OK town hall & government

Walters spent $4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,707 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Walters's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,707
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$1 million
$424 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million38%
Sewer & trash
$592,00015%
Police
$344,0009%
Roads & transportation
$308,0008%
Parks & libraries
$299,0007%
Fire
$252,0006%
Interest on debt
$11,000<1%
Other
$696,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 54%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Walters

Full-time staff
19
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
and 4 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
4 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Police
4 full-time1 part
Fire
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
1 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

Walters Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$10,924
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
607
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $10,924 per pupil, $6,600 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 Walters pay

Typical tax bill
$889
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$126,900
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 Walters's government

Town hall & decisions in Walters →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Walters

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

All of Walters'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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