Delaware, OH town hall & government
Delaware spent $368,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $282 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Delaware's government.
Where Delaware's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 70%
- Income taxes 16%
- From other local governments 7%
- From the state 5%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Delaware didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Delaware
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Riverdale Local School District
Delaware's K–12 school district, shared with Forest, Mount Blanchard, Patterson, Richland, Wharton and Jackson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal
- Local 45%
- State 49%
- Federal 6%
Of the $13,626 per pupil, $8,353 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.
Which schools Delaware kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Delaware pay
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.
Contact Delaware's government
Who represents Delaware
Delaware is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Robert E. Latta. Mike DeWine is governor.
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.