Town Hall · Wapakoneta

Wapakoneta, OH town hall & government

Wapakoneta spent $35 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,620 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Wapakoneta

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Wapakoneta's money goes

Spent
$35 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,620
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$25.8 million
$2,667 per resident
Water & other utilities
$18.9 million54%
Sewer & trash
$6.2 million18%
Roads & transportation
$2.4 million7%
Police
$2.1 million6%
Fire
$2.1 million6%
Administration & buildings
$1.7 million5%
Interest on debt
$1 million3%
Parks & libraries
$502,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$33,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 58%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Wapakoneta didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Wapakoneta

Full-time staff
89
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
and 16 full-time firefighters
Police
20 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
18 full-time1 part
Fire
16 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time
Sewer & trash
13 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 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

Wapakoneta City School District

Wapakoneta's K–12 school district, shared with Buckland, Cridersville, Duchouquet, Clay, Logan and Pusheta. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,251
Ohio: $16,610
Students
2,902
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,251 per pupil, $8,032 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 Wapakoneta pay

Typical tax bill
$1,378
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$158,400
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 Wapakoneta's government

🏛️ Official websitewapakoneta.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wapakoneta →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wapakoneta

Wapakoneta is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Jim Jordan. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Wapakoneta'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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