Captain Creek Bridge · Photo: Melodibit · CC BY-SA 3.0Wellston spent more per resident in 2022 than 82% of similar cities
Wellston’s town government spent $772,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $994 per resident. Water and other utilities ($114,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Wellston is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$994 per resident in 2022: more than 82% of them
Wellston’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($994 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 181 Oklahoma cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $677, and the middle half spent $497–$897. Wellston spent more than 82% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($114,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Wellston itself left out).
About $994 per resident a year, or $2.72 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 33%.
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No trend yet
Wellston reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $696 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.65% 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 Wellston’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Wellston’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wellston →
Who’s in charge in Wellston
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 78 residents
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 (777).
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.
Wellston Public Schools
Wellston’s K–12 school district, shared with Fallis, Warwick. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,175 per pupil, $7,004 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.
Wellston’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Wellston alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lincoln County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.8%12,495 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.5%2,712 votesOthers: 1.7% (258 votes).
Most votes in Lincoln County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Wellston lies in Lincoln County. Every 2024 race in Lincoln County is on the county’s page.
Lincoln 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 Wellston.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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 Wellston’s government
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Questions about Wellston’s government
How much does Wellston spend per resident?
About $994 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 $994 was more than 82% of 181 Oklahoma cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Wellston?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $696 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.65% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Wellston’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wellston yet.
How did Wellston vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Wellston alone. Lincoln County, where 100% of Wellston lies, voted Trump 80.8%, Harris 17.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wellston?
10 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $33,469 (about $401,628 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Wellston in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Grant Green) and State House District 32 (Jim Shaw). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →