Custer City spent less per resident in 2022 than 70% of similar cities
Custer City’s city government spent $203,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $534 per resident. Water and other utilities ($249,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Custer City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$534 per resident in 2022: less than 70% of them
Custer City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($534 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. Custer City spent less than 70% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($98,000), 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; Custer City itself left out).
About $534 per resident a year, or $1.46 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 48%.
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No trend yet
Custer City reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $433 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.73% 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 Custer City’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Custer City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Custer City →
Who’s in charge in Custer City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 127 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 (380).
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.
Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Schools
Custer City’s K–12 school district, shared with Thomas. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,286 per pupil, $9,264 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.
Custer City’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Custer City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Custer County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.7%7,693 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.4%2,279 votesOthers: 1.9% (196 votes).
Most votes in Custer County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Custer City lies in Custer County. Every 2024 race in Custer County is on the county’s page.
Custer 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 Custer City.
- 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 Custer City’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Custer City’s government
How much does Custer City spend per resident?
About $534 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 $534 was less than 70% of 181 Oklahoma cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Custer City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $433 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.73% 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 Custer City’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Custer City yet.
How did Custer City vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Custer City alone. Custer County, where 100% of Custer City lies, voted Trump 75.7%, Harris 22.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Custer City?
3 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,470 (about $149,640 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Custer City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Darcy Jech) and State House District 57 (Anthony Moore). The House district also covers 14 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 →