Town Hall · Catawba

Catawba, OH town hall & government

Catawba spent $112,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $407 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Catawba's government.

Town budget

Where Catawba's money goes

Spent
$112,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$407
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$48,00043%
Sewer & trash
$44,00039%
Police
$12,00011%
Administration & buildings
$6,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Income taxes 24%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Catawba

Full-time staff
0
19 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Police
0 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Northeastern Local School District

Catawba's K–12 school district, shared with Pleasant, South Vienna, Moorefield and Harmony. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,536
Ohio: $16,610
Students
2,951
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$75.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal

  • Local 60%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,536 per pupil, $8,596 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Catawba pay

Typical tax bill
$1,328
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$136,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Catawba's government

Town hall & decisions in Catawba →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Catawba

Catawba is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Mike Carey. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Catawba's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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