The City of Oklahoma City is primarily funded by taxes. Sales tax revenue makes up most of the General Fund, which pays for the City's day-to-day operations. Other important sources of revenue include use tax, property tax and hotel/motel tax. It is a common misconception that property taxes help pay for the City’s core services. Although this is true in many states, cities and towns in Oklahoma are not allowed to levy property taxes for day-to-day operations.

Learn more about how the City is funded.

The City of Oklahoma City uses bonds to pay for building and rebuilding streets, bridges, sidewalks, parks, public safety facilities and more. For example, the Better Streets, Safer City projects were funded as part of property taxes. GO bonds have been used by OKC to improve our infrastructure since before statehood.

Property taxes finance general obligation bonds, which voters approve for specific capital projects.

It’s impossible to address every need across Oklahoma City’s 622 square miles with any single bond program or sales tax initiative. That’s why resident feedback, planning studies and other tools are essential for identifying priorities.

Voters will have the chance to approve specific capital improvement projects in 2025 that will be part of the GO bond package.

Learn more about the 2025 GO bond package here.