Photo: Coastermom · CC BY 3.0In Kettering, 71% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Kettering’s city government spent $72.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,269 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Kettering didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Kettering is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Kettering City School District
Kettering’s K–12 school district, shared with Moraine. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,522 per pupil, $10,001 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,269 per resident a year, or $3.48 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Kettering didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Kettering yet
Every year of Kettering’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 356 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $3,809 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.83% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Kettering’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Kettering’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Kettering →
Who’s in charge in Kettering
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Kettering’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ketteringoh.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 155 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (57,027).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Kettering voted in 2024
Official results for Kettering’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.7%15,592 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat49.3%15,475 votesOthers: 1.0% (320 votes).
Most votes in Kettering: Donald J Trump
Montgomery County: Harris 49.8%, Trump 49.3% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Kettering’s 43,989 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Kettering: Sherrod Brown
Montgomery County: Brown 51.8%, Moreno 44.6% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Mike Turner
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Kettering, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kettering | 49.7% | 49.3% | 1.0% | 31,387 |
| Montgomery County | 49.3% | 49.8% | 0.9% | 254,715 |
| Ohio | 55.1% | 43.9% | 0.9% | 5,767,788 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Kettering.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ketteringoh.org ↗
- 2Ohio HouseKettering is split between 2 districts
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Kettering compares with the towns next door
Kettering’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 6 of the 10 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $299 to $1,487 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Beavercreek Township | $299 | $5,723 |
| Washington Township | $392 | $6,125 |
| Riverside | $450 | $2,310 |
| Beavercreek | $562 | $5,383 |
| Centerville | $1,115 | $5,138 |
| Sugarcreek Township | $1,487 | $8,513 |
| Oakwood | estimate | $8,284 |
| Moraine | estimate | $2,380 |
| Dayton | estimate | $1,673 |
| Miami Township | estimate | $4,082 |
| Kettering | estimate | $3,809 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Kettering’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Kettering’s government
How much does Kettering spend per resident?
About $1,269 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Kettering didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $75.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Kettering?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,809 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.83% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ketteringoh.org.
Who runs Kettering’s government?
See ketteringoh.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Kettering yet.
How did Kettering vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 49.7%, Kamala D Harris 49.3% (31,387 votes, official results). Montgomery County: Harris 49.8%, Trump 49.3%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Kettering?
369 full-time and 304 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.7M (about $44.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Kettering in the state legislature?
Kettering is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Ohio Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Kettering’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Kettering, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →