How is Thomas run?
Thomas’ city government spent $1.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $971 per resident. Water and other utilities ($70,000) and the airport ($98,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Thomas is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Schools
Thomas’ K–12 school district, shared with Custer City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,286 per pupil, $9,264 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.
About $971 per resident a year, or $2.66 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 47%.
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No comparison or trend for Thomas yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Thomas’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $531 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.39% 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 Thomas’ 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 Thomas’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Thomas →
Who’s in charge in Thomas
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 187 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 (1,123).
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.
Thomas’ votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Thomas alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Custer County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.7%7,693 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.4%2,279 votesOthers: 1.9% (196 votes).
Most votes in Custer County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Thomas lies in Custer County. Every 2024 race in Custer County is on the county’s page.
Custer 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 Thomas.
- 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 Thomas’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Thomas’ government
How much does Thomas spend per resident?
About $971 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Thomas?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $531 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.39% 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 Thomas’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Thomas yet.
How did Thomas vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Thomas alone. Custer County, where 100% of Thomas lies, voted Trump 75.7%, Harris 22.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Thomas?
6 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $30,146 (about $361,752 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Thomas in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Darcy Jech) and State House District 57 (Anthony Moore). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Thomas’ 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 →