Photo: TulGuy · CC BY 4.0Pryor Creek spent more per resident in 2022 than 71% of similar cities
Pryor Creek’s city government spent $11.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,220 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.
What stands out about how Pryor Creek is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,220 per resident in 2022: more than 71% of them
Pryor Creek’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,220 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–$1,295. Pryor Creek spent more than 71% of 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; Pryor Creek itself left out).
About $1,220 per resident a year, or $3.34 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 31%.
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No trend yet
Pryor Creek reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, up from 146 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,239 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.74% 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 Pryor Creek’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 Pryor Creek’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pryor Creek →
Who’s in charge in Pryor Creek
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pryor Creek’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on pryorok.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 60 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (9,392).
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.
Pryor Public Schools
Pryor Creek’s K–12 school district, shared with Sportsmen Acres. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,750 per pupil, $9,216 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.
Osage Public School · $19,315 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Pryor Creek’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pryor Creek alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mayes County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.8%13,514 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.3%3,529 votesOthers: 1.9% (331 votes).
Most votes in Mayes County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Pryor Creek lies in Mayes County. Every 2024 race in Mayes County is on the county’s page.
Mayes 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 Pryor Creek.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: pryorok.org ↗
- 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 Pryor Creek’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pryor Creek’s government
How much does Pryor Creek spend per resident?
About $1,220 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,220 was more than 71% of 66 Oklahoma cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Pryor Creek?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,239 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.74% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pryorok.org.
Who runs Pryor Creek’s government?
See pryorok.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pryor Creek yet.
How did Pryor Creek vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pryor Creek alone. Mayes County, where 100% of Pryor Creek lies, voted Trump 77.8%, Harris 20.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pryor Creek?
156 full-time and 30 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $773,982 (about $9.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pryor Creek in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Micheal Bergstrom) and State House District 8 (Tom Gann). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pryor Creek’s government
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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 →