Photo: Emersonbiggins85 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Ardmore run?
Ardmore’s city government spent $48.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,965 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($5.9 million) and the airport ($3.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Ardmore is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,965 per resident a year, or $5.38 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No comparison or trend for Ardmore yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Ardmore’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only (2023 and 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, down from 253 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,378 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.81% of the home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Ardmore’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.
Tax bills are one input to Ardmore’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ardmore →
Who’s in charge in Ardmore
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ardmore’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ardmorecity.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 100 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (24,769).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Ardmore Public Schools
Ardmore’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,390 per pupil, $6,171 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.
Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.
Plainview Public Schools · $10,911 per pupil
Dickson Public Schools · $11,311 per pupil
Springer Public Schools · $15,342 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Ardmore’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ardmore alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Carter County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.7%14,945 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.9%4,277 votesOthers: 1.4% (266 votes).
Most votes in Carter County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Ardmore lies in Carter County. Every 2024 race in Carter County is on the county’s page.
Carter 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 Ardmore.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ardmorecity.org ↗
- 2Oklahoma HouseArdmore is split between 2 districts
- 3Oklahoma SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Ardmore compares with the towns next door
Ardmore’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $252 to $443 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Springer | $252 | $1,583 |
| Dickson | $443 | $1,378 |
| Gene Autry | estimate | $817 |
| Ardmore | estimate | $1,378 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Ardmore’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ardmore’s government
How much does Ardmore spend per resident?
About $1,965 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Ardmore?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,378 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.81% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ardmorecity.org.
Who runs Ardmore’s government?
See ardmorecity.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ardmore yet.
How did Ardmore vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ardmore alone. Carter County, where 100% of Ardmore lies, voted Trump 76.7%, Harris 21.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ardmore?
247 full-time and 36 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.3M (about $15.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ardmore in the state legislature?
Ardmore is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Oklahoma Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 14 (Jerry Alvord). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ardmore’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; 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 →