Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Woodward spent more per resident in 2022 than 82% of similar cities
Woodward’s city government spent $16.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,387 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($328,000), water utilities ($1.6 million) and an airport ($728,000), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Woodward is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,387 per resident a year, or $3.80 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 20%.
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$1,388 per resident in 2022: more than 82% of them
Woodward’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,388 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 27 Oklahoma cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,025, and the middle half spent $820–$1,268. Woodward spent more than 82% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.9 million), 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Woodward itself left out).
Day-to-day spending has held about steady since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Woodward reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,388 · 2023: $1,336 · 2024: $1,387.
full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), up from 168 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $831 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.53% 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 Woodward’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 Woodward’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Woodward →
Who’s in charge in Woodward
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Woodward’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofwoodward.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 67 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (11,789).
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.
Woodward Public Schools
Woodward’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,670 per pupil, $6,654 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.
Woodward’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Woodward alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Woodward County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.2%6,231 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.2%967 votesOthers: 1.6% (114 votes).
Most votes in Woodward County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Woodward lies in Woodward County. Every 2024 race in Woodward County is on the county’s page.
Woodward 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 Woodward.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofwoodward.com ↗
- 2Oklahoma HouseWoodward is split between 3 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 Woodward’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Woodward’s government
How much does Woodward spend per resident?
About $1,387 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. Woodward also runs a hospital ($328,000), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,388 was more than 82% of 27 Oklahoma cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Woodward?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $831 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.53% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofwoodward.com.
Who runs Woodward’s government?
See cityofwoodward.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Woodward yet.
How did Woodward vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Woodward alone. Woodward County, where 100% of Woodward lies, voted Trump 85.2%, Harris 13.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Woodward?
175 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 5 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $725,579 (about $8.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Woodward in the state legislature?
Woodward is split among 3 State House districts, so your address decides. The Oklahoma Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 27 (Casey Murdock). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Woodward’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; 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 →