Photo: Richard Masoner / Cyclelicious from Santa Cruz, California , USA · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Krebs run?
Krebs’ city government spent $2.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,399 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Krebs didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Krebs is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,399 per resident a year, or $3.83 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Krebs didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Krebs yet
Every year of Krebs’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $580 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.55% 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 Krebs’ 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 Krebs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Krebs →
Who’s in charge in Krebs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Krebs’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofkrebs.com/home ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 122 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,075).
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.
Krebs Public School
Krebs’ elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,830 per pupil, $5,666 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.
McAlester Public Schools · $13,812 per pupil
Haileyville Public Schools · $14,467 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Krebs’ votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Krebs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pittsburg County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.8%13,841 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.8%3,473 votesOthers: 1.5% (258 votes).
Most votes in Pittsburg County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Krebs lies in Pittsburg County. Every 2024 race in Pittsburg County is on the county’s page.
Pittsburg 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 Krebs.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofkrebs.com/home ↗
- 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 Krebs compares with the towns next door
Krebs’ own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,258 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| McAlester | $1,258 | $1,027 |
| Krebs | estimate | $580 |
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 Krebs’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Krebs’ government
How much does Krebs spend per resident?
About $1,399 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Krebs didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Krebs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $580 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.55% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofkrebs.com/home.
Who runs Krebs’ government?
See cityofkrebs.com/home for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Krebs yet.
How did Krebs vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Krebs alone. Pittsburg County, where 100% of Krebs lies, voted Trump 78.8%, Harris 19.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Krebs?
17 full-time and 26 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $74,008 (about $888,096 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Krebs in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Warren Hamilton) and State House District 17 (Jim Grego). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Krebs’ government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Krebs, 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 →