Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Checotah spent more per resident in 2022 than 85% of similar cities
Checotah’s city government spent $3.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,186 per resident. Water and other utilities ($314,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Checotah is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,463 per resident in 2022: more than 85% of them
Checotah’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,463 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 66 Oklahoma cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $944, and the middle half spent $710–$1,263. Checotah spent more than 85% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($369,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Checotah itself left out).
About $1,186 per resident a year, or $3.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 32%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 19% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Checotah 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: $1,463 · 2024: $1,186.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $666 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.53% 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 Checotah’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 Checotah’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Checotah →
Who’s in charge in Checotah
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 62 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (3,076).
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.
Checotah Public Schools
Checotah’s K–12 school district, shared with Rentiesville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,611 per pupil, $6,873 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.
Checotah’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Checotah alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are McIntosh County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.7%6,387 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.0%1,937 votesOthers: 1.4% (115 votes).
Most votes in McIntosh County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Checotah lies in McIntosh County. Every 2024 race in McIntosh County is on the county’s page.
McIntosh 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 Checotah.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
Reach Checotah’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Checotah’s government
How much does Checotah spend per resident?
About $1,186 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 $1,463 was more than 85% of 66 Oklahoma cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Checotah?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $666 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.53% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Checotah’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Checotah yet.
How did Checotah vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Checotah alone. McIntosh County, where 100% of Checotah lies, voted Trump 75.7%, Harris 23.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Checotah?
50 full-time and 31 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $182,193 (about $2.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Checotah in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Bryan Logan) and State House District 13 (Neil Hays). The House district also covers eight 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 →