Photo: John Siegenthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Mansfield run?
Mansfield’s city government spent $66.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,396 per resident. Water and other utilities ($7.4 million) and the airport ($815,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Mansfield is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,396 per resident a year, or $3.82 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 21%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,252 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Mansfield’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,252 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 21 Ohio cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,168, and the middle half spent $1,011–$1,394. Mansfield spent more than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($7.9 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Ohio cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mansfield itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 16% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Mansfield reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,252 · 2023: $1,274 · 2024: $1,396.
full-time in March 2025, up from 373 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,488 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.24% 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 Mansfield’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 Mansfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mansfield →
Who’s in charge in Mansfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mansfield’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.mansfield.oh.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 107 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (47,865).
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.
Mansfield City School District
Mansfield’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,303 per pupil, $12,304 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.
Madison Local School District · $15,831 per pupil
Crestview Local School District · $16,872 per pupil
Lexington Local School District · $13,319 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Mansfield’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mansfield alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Richland County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.8%41,298 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.4%16,591 votesOthers: 0.8% (469 votes).
Most votes in Richland County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Mansfield lies in Richland County. Every 2024 race in Richland County is on the county’s page.
Richland County’s 2024 results →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 Mansfield.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.mansfield.oh.us ↗
- 2Ohio HouseState representatives
- 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 Mansfield compares with the towns next door
Mansfield spent $1,252 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $375. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | $375 | $1,736 |
| Madison Township | estimate | $1,555 |
| Washington Township | estimate | $2,809 |
| Springfield Township | estimate | $2,820 |
| Weller Township | estimate | $2,510 |
| Ontario | estimate | $2,524 |
| Troy Township | estimate | $3,069 |
| Mansfield | $1,252 | $1,488 |
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 Mansfield’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Mansfield’s government
How much does Mansfield spend per resident?
About $1,396 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,252 was more than 57% of 21 Ohio cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Mansfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,488 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.24% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.mansfield.oh.us.
Who runs Mansfield’s government?
See ci.mansfield.oh.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mansfield yet.
How did Mansfield vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mansfield alone. Richland County, where 100% of Mansfield lies, voted Trump 70.8%, Harris 28.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mansfield?
446 full-time and 25 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.6M (about $31.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mansfield in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Mark Romanchuk) and State House District 76 (Marilyn John). The House district also covers 28 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mansfield’s government
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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; 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 →