Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Oketo run?
Oketo’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Oketo didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Oketo is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Marysville Unified School District 364
Oketo’s K–12 school district, shared with Beattie, Franklin Township, Herkimer Township, Marysville, Marysville Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,214 per pupil, $11,301 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.
Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
No comparison or trend for Oketo yet
Every year of Oketo’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,237 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.77% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Oketo’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 Oketo’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Oketo →
Who’s in charge in Oketo
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Oketo’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on lkm.org/directory/cities.php?ID=302 ↗.
Oketo’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Oketo alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Marshall County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.3%3,644 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.3%1,205 votesOthers: 2.4% (119 votes).
Most votes in Marshall County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Oketo lies in Marshall County. Every 2024 race in Marshall County is on the county’s page.
Marshall 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 Oketo.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: lkm.org/directory/cities.php?ID=302 ↗
- 2Kansas HouseState representatives
- 3Kansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Oketo’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Oketo’s government
How much does Oketo spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Oketo didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $0.
What is the property tax rate in Oketo?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,237 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.77% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see lkm.org/directory/cities.php?ID=302.
Who runs Oketo’s government?
See lkm.org/directory/cities.php?ID=302 for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Oketo yet.
How did Oketo vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Oketo alone. Marshall County, where 100% of Oketo lies, voted Trump 73.3%, Harris 24.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Oketo?
0 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,142 (about $13,704 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Oketo in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Elaine Bowers) and State House District 106 (Lisa Moser). The House district also covers 130 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Oketo’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Oketo, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →