Photo: Smallboy944 · CC BY-SA 4.0Pauls Valley spent more per resident in 2022 than 92% of similar cities
Pauls Valley’s city government spent $10.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,753 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. It also runs a hospital ($703,000), water utilities ($847,000) and an airport ($490,000), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Pauls Valley is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,753 per resident a year, or $4.80 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.
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$1,753 per resident in 2022: more than 92% of them
Pauls Valley’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,753 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 $944, and the middle half spent $710–$1,263. Pauls Valley spent more than 92% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.5 million), 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; Pauls Valley itself left out).
No trend yet
Pauls Valley reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $669 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.68% 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 Pauls Valley’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 Pauls Valley’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pauls Valley →
Who’s in charge in Pauls Valley
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pauls Valley’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on paulsvalley.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 64 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
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 (6,100).
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.
Pauls Valley Public Schools
Pauls Valley’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,475 per pupil, $7,027 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.
Whitebead Public School · $10,656 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Pauls Valley’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pauls Valley alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Garvin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.5%9,063 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.4%1,802 votesOthers: 1.1% (126 votes).
Most votes in Garvin County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Pauls Valley lies in Garvin County. Every 2024 race in Garvin County is on the county’s page.
Garvin 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 Pauls Valley.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: paulsvalley.com ↗
- 2Oklahoma HousePauls Valley is split between 2 districts
- 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 Pauls Valley’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pauls Valley’s government
How much does Pauls Valley spend per resident?
About $1,753 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. Pauls Valley also runs a hospital ($703,000), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,753 was more than 92% of 66 Oklahoma cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Pauls Valley?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $669 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.68% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see paulsvalley.com.
Who runs Pauls Valley’s government?
See paulsvalley.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pauls Valley yet.
How did Pauls Valley vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pauls Valley alone. Garvin County, where 100% of Pauls Valley lies, voted Trump 82.5%, Harris 16.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pauls Valley?
96 full-time and 33 part-time employees in March 2022 (plus 0 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $360,797 (about $4.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pauls Valley in the state legislature?
Pauls Valley is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Oklahoma Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 13 (Jonathan Wingard). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pauls Valley’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; 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 →