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Mingo Junction, OH town hall & government

Mingo Junction spent $5.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,689 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mingo Junction's money goes

Spent
$5.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,689
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$4 million
$1,252 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million30%
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million28%
Fire
$727,00014%
Roads & transportation
$489,0009%
Police
$390,0007%
Administration & buildings
$160,0003%
Interest on debt
$127,0002%
Parks & libraries
$102,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$14,000<1%
Health & welfare
$9,000<1%
Other
$210,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 29%
  • Income taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Mingo Junction

Full-time staff
23
46 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
and 5 full-time firefighters
Fire
5 full-time28 part
Water & other utilities
7 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Police
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Indian Creek Local School District

Mingo Junction's K–12 school district, shared with Bloomingdale, Wintersville, Wayne, Cross Creek, Steubenville and Steubenville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,872
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,953
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$51.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $12,872 per pupil, $7,371 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.

Also serving Mingo Junction: Steubenville City School District ($11,806 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mingo Junction pay

Typical tax bill
$1,198
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.15%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$104,000
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 Mingo Junction's government

Town hall & decisions in Mingo Junction →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mingo Junction

Mingo Junction is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Michael A. Rulli. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Mingo Junction'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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