How is Hochatown run?
Hochatown’s town government spent $499,000 on day-to-day services in the year to , 2024, about $2,062 per resident.
What stands out about how Hochatown is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Broken Bow Public Schools
Hochatown’s K–12 school district, shared with Broken Bow. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,271 per pupil, $6,839 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.
Battiest Public Schools · $17,831 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $2,062 per resident a year, or $5.65 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 35%.
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No comparison for Hochatown yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Hochatown has no 2022 figures in the Census files, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 49800% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Hochatown reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $4 · 2024: $2,062. Per resident it went from $4 to $2,062 (up 51450%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 242 to 242.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $688 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.21% 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 Hochatown’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 Hochatown’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hochatown →
Who’s in charge in Hochatown
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 20 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (242).
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.
Hochatown’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Hochatown alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are McCurtain County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.9%9,485 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.0%1,696 votesOthers: 1.1% (128 votes).
Most votes in McCurtain County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Hochatown lies in McCurtain County. Every 2024 race in McCurtain County is on the county’s page.
McCurtain 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 Hochatown.
- 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.
How Hochatown compares with the towns next door
Hochatown’s 2022 figures are missing from the Census files, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,897 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Broken Bow | $1,897 | $719 |
| Hochatown | estimate | $688 |
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 Hochatown’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Hochatown’s government
How much does Hochatown spend per resident?
About $2,062 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to , 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Hochatown?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $688 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.21% 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 Hochatown’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hochatown yet.
How did Hochatown vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Hochatown alone. McCurtain County, where 100% of Hochatown lies, voted Trump 83.9%, Harris 15.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hochatown?
12 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $9,567 (about $114,804 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Hochatown in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (George Burns) and State House District 1 (Eddy Dempsey). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hochatown’s government
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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 →