Town Hall · Delphos

Delphos, OH town hall & government

Delphos spent $8.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,240 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Delphos's money goes

Spent
$8.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,240
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$23.4 million
$3,388 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.4 million28%
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million27%
Police
$1.3 million15%
Fire
$890,00010%
Parks & libraries
$622,0007%
Administration & buildings
$284,0003%
Paid to other governments
$68,0001%
Health & welfare
$48,0001%
Other
$689,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 36%
  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the state <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Delphos

Full-time staff
44
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
and 6 full-time firefighters
Fire
6 full-time15 part
Police
11 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time14 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time2 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

Delphos City School District

Delphos's K–12 school district, shared with Marion and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,782
Ohio: $16,610
Students
890
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,782 per pupil, $7,987 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 Delphos pay

Typical tax bill
$1,138
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$129,600
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.

Local

Contact Delphos's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofdelphos.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Delphos →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Delphos

Delphos is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representatives Jim Jordan and Robert E. Latta. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Delphos'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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