Gracemont spent less per resident in 2022 than 72% of similar cities
Gracemont’s town government spent $157,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $520 per resident. Water and other utilities ($187,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Gracemont is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$520 per resident in 2022: less than 72% of them
Gracemont’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($520 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. Gracemont spent less than 72% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($55,000), 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; Gracemont itself left out).
About $520 per resident a year, or $1.42 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 41%.
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No trend yet
Gracemont reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Gracemont’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 Gracemont’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gracemont →
Who’s in charge in Gracemont
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 76 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 (302).
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.
Gracemont Public Schools
Gracemont’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,496 per pupil, $8,397 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.
Gracemont’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gracemont alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Caddo County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.5%6,886 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.4%2,414 votesOthers: 2.1% (196 votes).
Most votes in Caddo County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Gracemont lies in Caddo County. Every 2024 race in Caddo County is on the county’s page.
Caddo 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 Gracemont.
- 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 Gracemont’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Gracemont’s government
How much does Gracemont spend per resident?
About $520 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 $520 was less than 72% of 181 Oklahoma cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Gracemont’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gracemont yet.
How did Gracemont vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gracemont alone. Caddo County, where 100% of Gracemont lies, voted Trump 72.5%, Harris 25.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gracemont?
4 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $15,943 (about $191,316 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Gracemont in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Darcy Jech) and State House District 65 (Toni Hasenbeck). The House district also covers 13 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 →