Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is O'Kean run?
O'Kean’s town government spent $97,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $485 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($22,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how O'Kean is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $485 per resident a year, or $1.33 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 37%.
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$485 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
O'Kean’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($485 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $353, and the middle half spent $179–$644. O'Kean spent more than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($26,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; O'Kean itself left out).
No trend yet
O'Kean reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $433 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.57% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at O'Kean’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to O'Kean’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in O'Kean →
Who’s in charge in O'Kean
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Greene County Technical School District
O'Kean’s K–12 school district, shared with Delaplaine, Peach Orchard, Paragould. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,249 per pupil, $6,947 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
O'Kean’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for O'Kean alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Randolph County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.9%5,367 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.1%1,138 votesOthers: 2.0% (131 votes).
Most votes in Randolph County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of O'Kean lies in Randolph County. Every 2024 race in Randolph County is on the county’s page.
Randolph County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for O'Kean.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Arkansas HouseState representatives
- 3Arkansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arkansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about O'Kean’s government
How much does O'Kean spend per resident?
About $485 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $485 was more than 62% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in O'Kean?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $433 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.57% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs O'Kean’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for O'Kean yet.
How did O'Kean vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for O'Kean alone. Randolph County, where 100% of O'Kean lies, voted Trump 80.9%, Harris 17.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for O'Kean?
0 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,569 (about $42,828 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents O'Kean in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Blake Johnson) and State House District 1 (Jeremy Wooldridge). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →