How is Jay run?
Jay’s city government spent $404,000 on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, about $159 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Jay didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Jay is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $159 per resident a year, or $0.44 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Jay 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 Jay yet
Every year of Jay’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 →full-time in March 2025, down from 56 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $611 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.57% 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 Jay’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 Jay’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Jay →
Who’s in charge in Jay
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 51 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,533).
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.
Jay Public Schools
Jay’s K–12 school district, shared with Disney, Spavinaw. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,131 per pupil, $8,132 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.
Jay’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jay alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Delaware County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.6%14,407 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.2%3,475 votesOthers: 1.2% (226 votes).
Most votes in Delaware County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Jay lies in Delaware County. Every 2024 race in Delaware County is on the county’s page.
Delaware 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 Jay.
- 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.
How Jay compares with the towns next door
Jay’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 0 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Jay | estimate | $611 |
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 Jay’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Jay’s government
How much does Jay spend per resident?
About $159 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Jay didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $577,000.
What is the property tax rate in Jay?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $611 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.57% 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 Jay’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jay yet.
How did Jay vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jay alone. Delaware County, where 100% of Jay lies, voted Trump 79.6%, Harris 19.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Jay?
50 full-time and 33 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $224,052 (about $2.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Jay in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Tom Woods) and State House District 5 (Josh West). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Jay’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 (for Jay, 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 →