Photo: DBinfo at English Wikipedia · Public domainPawhuska runs its own hospital
Pawhuska’s city government spent $4.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,630 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pawhuska didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Pawhuska is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,630 per resident a year, or $4.47 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Pawhuska 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 Pawhuska yet
Every year of Pawhuska’s 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 →full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), down from 69 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $686 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.60% 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 Pawhuska’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 Pawhuska’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pawhuska →
Who’s in charge in Pawhuska
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pawhuska’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on pawhuska.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 45 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,934).
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.
Pawhuska Public Schools
Pawhuska’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,753 per pupil, $7,973 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.
Pawhuska’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pawhuska alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Osage County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.8%14,404 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.4%5,867 votesOthers: 1.7% (357 votes).
Most votes in Osage County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Pawhuska lies in Osage County. Every 2024 race in Osage County is on the county’s page.
Osage 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 Pawhuska.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: pawhuska.com ↗
- 2Oklahoma HousePawhuska 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 Pawhuska’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pawhuska’s government
How much does Pawhuska spend per resident?
About $1,630 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Pawhuska didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $29.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Pawhuska?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $686 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.60% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pawhuska.com.
Who runs Pawhuska’s government?
See pawhuska.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pawhuska yet.
How did Pawhuska vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pawhuska alone. Osage County, where 100% of Pawhuska lies, voted Trump 69.8%, Harris 28.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pawhuska?
65 full-time and 35 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 103 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $1.0M (about $12.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Pawhuska in the state legislature?
Pawhuska is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Oklahoma Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 10 (Bill Coleman). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pawhuska’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 Pawhuska, 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 →