How is Nicoma Park run?
Nicoma Park’s city government spent $1.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $582 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Nicoma Park didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Nicoma Park is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $582 per resident a year, or $1.59 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 42%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Nicoma Park 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 Nicoma Park yet
Every year of Nicoma Park’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,335 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.82% 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 Nicoma Park’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 Nicoma Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Nicoma Park →
Who’s in charge in Nicoma Park
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 146 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 (2,479).
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.
Choctaw/Nicoma Park Schools
Nicoma Park’s K–12 school district, shared with Choctaw, Harrah. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $9,476 per pupil, $5,441 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.
Oklahoma City Public Schools · $13,968 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Nicoma Park’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Nicoma Park alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Oklahoma County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.7%143,618 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.0%138,769 votesOthers: 2.3% (6,536 votes).
Most votes in Oklahoma County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Nicoma Park lies in Oklahoma County. Every 2024 race in Oklahoma County is on the county’s page.
Oklahoma 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 Nicoma Park.
- 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 Nicoma Park compares with the towns next door
Nicoma Park’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $588 to $1,287 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Choctaw | $588 | $2,289 |
| Spencer | $692 | $1,309 |
| Midwest City | $1,287 | $1,500 |
| Nicoma Park | estimate | $1,335 |
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 Nicoma Park’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Nicoma Park’s government
How much does Nicoma Park spend per resident?
About $582 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Nicoma Park didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Nicoma Park?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,335 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.82% 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 Nicoma Park’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Nicoma Park yet.
How did Nicoma Park vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Nicoma Park alone. Oklahoma County, where 100% of Nicoma Park lies, voted Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Nicoma Park?
17 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $56,831 (about $681,972 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Nicoma Park in the state legislature?
Nicoma Park is split among 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Oklahoma Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Nicoma Park’s 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 Nicoma Park, 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 →