Portage, OH town hall & government
Portage spent $374,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $763 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Portage's government.
Where Portage's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 58%
- Income taxes 18%
- Sales taxes 9%
- Other taxes & licenses 6%
- From the state 3%
- Property taxes 2%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- From other local governments 1%
- Fees & charges 1%
Who works for Portage
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Bowling Green City School District
Portage's K–12 school district, shared with Bowling Green, Custar, Liberty, Milton Center, Milton and Center. 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 74%
- State 21%
- Federal 5%
Of the $16,220 per pupil, $10,439 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 Portage kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Portage 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 Portage's government
Who represents Portage
Portage 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.