How is Forest Park run?
Forest Park’s town government spent $923,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $862 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Forest Park didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Forest Park is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Midwest City-Del City Schools
Forest Park’s K–12 school district, shared with Smith Village, Del City, Midwest City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,174 per pupil, $5,854 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.
Millwood Public Schools · $12,107 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $862 per resident a year, or $2.36 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 45%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Forest Park 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 Forest Park yet
Every year of Forest Park’s 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 $2,526 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.87% 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 Forest Park’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 Forest Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Forest Park →
Who’s in charge in Forest Park
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 153 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,071).
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.
Forest Park’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Forest Park alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Oklahoma County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.7%143,618 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.0%138,769 votesOthers: 2.3% (6,536 votes).
Most votes in Oklahoma County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Forest Park lies in Oklahoma County. Every 2024 race in Oklahoma County is on the county’s page.
Oklahoma 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 Forest Park.
- 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.
Reach Forest Park’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Forest Park’s government
How much does Forest Park spend per resident?
About $862 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Forest Park didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Forest Park?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,526 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.87% 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 Forest Park’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Forest Park yet.
How did Forest Park vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Forest Park alone. Oklahoma County, where 100% of Forest Park lies, voted Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Forest Park?
7 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $39,329 (about $471,948 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Forest Park in the state legislature?
State Senate District 48 (Nikki Nice) and State House District 97 (Aletia Timmons). The House district also covers five 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 (for Forest Park, 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 →