Photo: Reservoirhill at en.wikipedia · Public domainHow is Billings run?
Billings’ town government spent $286,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $578 per resident. Water and other utilities ($191,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Billings is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $578 per resident a year, or $1.58 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 40%.
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$578 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Billings’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($578 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 181 Oklahoma cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $678, and the middle half spent $497–$902. Billings spent less than 64% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($21,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Oklahoma cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Billings itself left out).
No trend yet
Billings reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Billings
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 165 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (495).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Billings Public Schools
Billings’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,143 per pupil, $12,416 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Billings’ votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Billings alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Noble County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.7%3,853 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.4%1,009 votesOthers: 1.9% (95 votes).
Most votes in Noble County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Billings lies in Noble County. Every 2024 race in Noble County is on the county’s page.
Noble 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 Billings.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Oklahoma HouseState representatives
- 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.
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Questions about Billings’ government
How much does Billings spend per resident?
About $578 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $578 was less than 64% of 181 Oklahoma cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Billings’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Billings yet.
How did Billings vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Billings alone. Noble County, where 100% of Billings lies, voted Trump 77.7%, Harris 20.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Billings?
3 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $16,930 (about $203,160 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Billings in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Chuck Hall) and State House District 38 (John Pfeiffer). The House district also covers 31 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 →