Photo: Justin Cozart from Dallas, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0How is Bartlesville run?
Bartlesville’s city government spent $37.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $997 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5.8 million) and the airport ($635,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bartlesville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $997 per resident a year, or $2.73 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,045 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Bartlesville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,045 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 38 Oklahoma cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,040, and the middle half spent $943–$1,248. Bartlesville spent more than 50% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5.9 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Oklahoma cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bartlesville itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 1% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Bartlesville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,045 · 2023: $828 · 2024: $997.
full-time in March 2025, up from 335 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,685 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.01% 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 Bartlesville’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 Bartlesville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bartlesville →
Who’s in charge in Bartlesville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bartlesville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofbartlesville.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 104 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (37,795).
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.
Bartlesville Public Schools
Bartlesville’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,243 per pupil, $6,633 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.
Dewey Public Schools · $10,842 per pupil
Caney Valley Public Schools · $12,585 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bartlesville’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bartlesville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Washington County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.7%16,836 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.0%5,793 votesOthers: 2.4% (545 votes).
Most votes in Washington County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Bartlesville lies in Washington County; the rest in Osage County. Every 2024 race in Washington County is on the county’s page.
Washington 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 Bartlesville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofbartlesville.org ↗
- 2Oklahoma HouseBartlesville is split between 2 districts
- 3Oklahoma SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Bartlesville compares with the towns next door
Bartlesville spent $1,045 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $591. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Dewey | $591 | $1,010 |
| Bartlesville | $1,045 | $1,685 |
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 Bartlesville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bartlesville’s government
How much does Bartlesville spend per resident?
About $997 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,045 was more than 50% of 38 Oklahoma cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Bartlesville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,685 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.01% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofbartlesville.org.
Who runs Bartlesville’s government?
See cityofbartlesville.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bartlesville yet.
How did Bartlesville vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bartlesville alone. Washington County, where 100% of Bartlesville lies, voted Trump 72.7%, Harris 25.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bartlesville?
363 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.1M (about $25.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bartlesville in the state legislature?
Bartlesville is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Oklahoma Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bartlesville’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 →