How is Bethel Acres run?
Bethel Acres’ town government spent $215,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $66 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bethel Acres didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bethel Acres is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bethel Acres.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Oklahoma HouseBethel Acres 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.
About $66 per resident a year, or $0.18 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 72%.
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Bethel Acres didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Bethel Acres yet
Every year of Bethel Acres’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $1,190 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.56% 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 Bethel Acres’ 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 Bethel Acres’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bethel Acres →
Who’s in charge in Bethel Acres
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bethel Public Schools
Bethel Acres’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,939 per pupil, $6,695 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.
Shawnee Public Schools · $14,079 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bethel Acres’ votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bethel Acres alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pottawatomie County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.7%20,915 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.3%7,266 votesOthers: 2.1% (593 votes).
Most votes in Pottawatomie County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Bethel Acres lies in Pottawatomie County. Every 2024 race in Pottawatomie County is on the county’s page.
Pottawatomie 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.
How Bethel Acres compares with the towns next door
Bethel Acres’ own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $968 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Bethel Acres’ government
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Questions about Bethel Acres’ government
How much does Bethel Acres spend per resident?
About $66 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bethel Acres didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $215,000.
What is the property tax rate in Bethel Acres?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,190 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.56% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Bethel Acres’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bethel Acres yet.
How did Bethel Acres vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bethel Acres alone. Pottawatomie County, where 100% of Bethel Acres lies, voted Trump 72.7%, Harris 25.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bethel Acres?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,084 (about $13,008 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bethel Acres in the state legislature?
Bethel Acres is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Oklahoma Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 17 (Shane Jett). 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 (for Bethel Acres, 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 →