Lone Grove spent less per resident in 2022 than 98% of similar cities
Lone Grove’s city government spent $3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $585 per resident. Water and other utilities ($515,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Lone Grove is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$458 per resident in 2022: less than 98% of them
Lone Grove’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($458 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 66 Oklahoma cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $965, and the middle half spent $716–$1,295. Lone Grove spent less than 98% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($501,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Lone Grove itself left out).
About $585 per resident a year, or $1.60 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 26%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 26% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Lone Grove reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $458 · 2024: $585.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,621 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.79% 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 Lone Grove’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 Lone Grove’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lone Grove →
Who’s in charge in Lone Grove
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 197 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 (5,134).
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.
Lone Grove Public Schools
Lone Grove’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,596 per pupil, $6,528 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.
Plainview Public Schools · $10,911 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Lone Grove’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lone Grove alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Carter County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.7%14,945 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.9%4,277 votesOthers: 1.4% (266 votes).
Most votes in Carter County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Lone Grove lies in Carter County. Every 2024 race in Carter County is on the county’s page.
Carter 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 Lone Grove.
- 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.
Reach Lone Grove’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lone Grove’s government
How much does Lone Grove spend per resident?
About $585 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $458 was less than 98% of 66 Oklahoma cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Lone Grove?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,621 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.79% 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 Lone Grove’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lone Grove yet.
How did Lone Grove vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lone Grove alone. Carter County, where 100% of Lone Grove lies, voted Trump 76.7%, Harris 21.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lone Grove?
26 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $104,609 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lone Grove in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Jerry Alvord) and State House District 49 (Josh Cantrell). The House district also covers 10 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 →