Photo: Caleb Long · CC BY-SA 2.5How is Wagoner run?
Wagoner’s city government spent $12.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,571 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Wagoner didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Wagoner is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,571 per resident a year, or $4.30 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Wagoner 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 Wagoner yet
Every year of Wagoner’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,249 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.84% 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 Wagoner’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 Wagoner’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wagoner →
Who’s in charge in Wagoner
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Wagoner’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on thecityofwagoner.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 138 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 (8,132).
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.
Wagoner Public Schools
Wagoner’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,199 per pupil, $6,595 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.
Wagoner’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wagoner alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wagoner County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.0%28,487 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.2%9,330 votesOthers: 1.8% (684 votes).
Most votes in Wagoner County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Wagoner lies in Wagoner County. Every 2024 race in Wagoner County is on the county’s page.
Wagoner 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 Wagoner.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: thecityofwagoner.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 Wagoner’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Wagoner’s government
How much does Wagoner spend per resident?
About $1,571 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Wagoner didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $24.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Wagoner?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,249 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.84% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see thecityofwagoner.org.
Who runs Wagoner’s government?
See thecityofwagoner.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wagoner yet.
How did Wagoner vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wagoner alone. Wagoner County, where 100% of Wagoner lies, voted Trump 74.0%, Harris 24.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wagoner?
59 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $260,357 (about $3.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Wagoner in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Julie McIntosh) and State House District 14 (Chris Sneed). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Wagoner’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 Wagoner, 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 →