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Stillwater, OK

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StillwaterOK averageUS Census ACS
Population
48,818
Per-capita income
$26,806
Median home value
$230,900
Bachelor's or higher
52%
Typical home value $270,073 +4.8% yr/yr · +26.2% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
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Municipal budget

US Census Annual Survey of Local Government Finances
Total revenue$168.9M (FY2023)
Total spending$158.8M (FY2023)
Taxes$48.8M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$118.6M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$3,299 (FY2023)

Development activity

Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025211 housing units ($57.3M)

Recent meetings

Thu Jul 2, 2026

City Council Workshop & Regular Meeting

Stillwater City Council discusses parks plan and various city contracts

The City Council will hold a workshop regarding the Stillwater Parks Master Plan followed by a regular meeting. The agenda includes several consent items involving construction projects, licensing, and staff recognitions.

parksbudgetconstructionpublic-safetygovernment-administration
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AGENDA CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 7, 2026 WORKSHOP MEETING 4:30 PM I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. OTHER BUSINESS 1. Stillwater Parks Master Plan 430 - Stillwater Parks Master Plan IV. STAFF REPORTS 2. Assistant City Administrator 3. Police Chief 4. Library Director 5. IT Manager 6. Human Resources Manager 7. Fire Chief 8. Finance Director 9. Administrative Services Director 10. City Clerk 11. City Attorney 12. City Administrator V. CLOSED SESSION 13. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 13D.05 Subd. 3(a) for purposes of conducting the City Administrator’s performance evaluation VI. RECESS REGULAR MEETING 7:00 P.M. VII. CALL TO ORDER VIII. ROLL CALL IX. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE X. RECOGNITIONS OR PRESENTATIONS 14. Youth Service Bureau Budget Request – Mike Huntley PRESENTATION -  Youth Service Bureau 2027 Request 15. Certificate of Appreciation for Saige Kroells, Human Resources Manager PRESENTATION - Certificate of A …
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💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
$42.6MTELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC.
Department of Defense · ALL UP ROUNDS (AUR)
$16.3MTELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC.
Department of Defense · DIGITAL BATTLEFIELD CB THREAT MAPPING AND AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY
$14.8MOKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Veterans Affairs · ER PHYSICIANS
$13.8MTELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC.
Department of Defense · DELIVERY ORDER #1 (CONTRACT MINIMUM) FOR ORGANIC PRECISION FIRES - LIG
$10.4MFRONTIER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CORP
Department of Defense · CONVERTER-RECEIVER CONTROLLER (CRC)
$8.6MTELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC.
Department of Defense · RESEARCH IAW SOW - PERSONALIZED PROTECTIVE BIOSYSTEM (PPB) PROGRAM
$7.6MTELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC.
Department of Defense · ALL UP ROUNDS (AUR)
$6.9MTELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC.
Department of Homeland Security · IGF::OT::IGF
$6.4MTELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC.
Department of Homeland Security · CWMD OBAA AWARD TO FLIR DETECTION, INC. FOR TS10 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPM
$5.8MTELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC.
Department of Transportation · TO SUPPORT WARRANTY REPAIRS FOR MSC MSC LITE AND ADDITIONAL TFUS UNDER

Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.

🌐 County-level context (Payne County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-120 people (-$13.5M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)11 ({"Fire": 11, "Severe Storm": 10, "Severe Ice Storm": 9, "Flo · last Wed May 21, 2025)
Traffic fatalities5 (2024)
Business establishments1,826 (22,510 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,014/mo (792 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy17.3% (low numeracy 29% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.

$168.9M
Annual budget
$118.6M
Debt outstanding
211
Permitted housing units

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$168.9M
Spending$158.8M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.

Debt load MODERATE

Outstanding debt$118.6M
Debt-to-revenue0.70×
Debt-load index51 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.

Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids
0.464
All kids
0.444
Black kids
0.377

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geocoded land-use decisions
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