Photo: Jordanmac at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5How is Broken Arrow run?
Broken Arrow’s city government spent $125.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,062 per resident. Water and other utilities ($19.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Broken Arrow is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,062 per resident a year, or $2.91 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$922 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Broken Arrow’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($922 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 291 Oklahoma cities that don’t run their own schools: the median was $808, and the middle half spent $584–$1,070. Broken Arrow spent more than 61% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($20.3 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 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Broken Arrow itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 22% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Broken Arrow 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: $922 · 2023: $1,007 · 2024: $1,062. Per resident it went from $922 to $1,062 (up 15%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 111,648 to 117,911.
full-time in March 2025, up from 844 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 $2,492 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.00% 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 Broken Arrow’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 Broken Arrow’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Broken Arrow →
Who’s in charge in Broken Arrow
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Broken Arrow’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on brokenarrowok.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 134 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 (117,911).
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.
Broken Arrow Public Schools
Broken Arrow’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,360 per pupil, $5,540 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.
Union Public Schools · $12,174 per pupil
Bixby Public Schools · $10,310 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Broken Arrow’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Broken Arrow alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tulsa County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.5%145,241 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.3%106,105 votesOthers: 2.2% (5,593 votes).
Most votes in Tulsa County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
81% of Broken Arrow lies in Tulsa County; the rest in Wagoner County. Every 2024 race in Tulsa County is on the county’s page.
Tulsa 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
Broken Arrow sends 6 representatives to the Oklahoma House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: brokenarrowok.gov ↗
- 2Oklahoma HouseBroken Arrow is split between 6 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 Broken Arrow compares with the towns next door
Broken Arrow spent $922 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $667 to $1,433. Towns that run more services spend more. 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 Broken Arrow’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Broken Arrow’s government
How much does Broken Arrow spend per resident?
About $1,062 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 $922 was more than 61% of 291 Oklahoma cities that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Broken Arrow?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,492 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.00% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see brokenarrowok.gov.
Who runs Broken Arrow’s government?
See brokenarrowok.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Broken Arrow yet.
How did Broken Arrow vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Broken Arrow alone. Tulsa County, where 81% of Broken Arrow lies, voted Trump 56.5%, Harris 41.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Broken Arrow?
877 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $6.4M (about $77.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Broken Arrow in the state legislature?
Broken Arrow is split among 6 State House districts and 4 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 Broken Arrow’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 →