Photo: Photo by and ©2006 Dustin M. Ramsey (Kralizec!) · CC BY-SA 2.5How is Oak Harbor run?
Oak Harbor’s village government spent $2.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $972 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Oak Harbor is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $972 per resident a year, or $2.66 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$972 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Oak Harbor’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($972 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 106 Ohio cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $916, and the middle half spent $666–$1,261. Oak Harbor spent more than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($786,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Oak Harbor itself left out).
No trend yet
Oak Harbor reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,789 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.26% 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 Oak Harbor’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 Oak Harbor’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Oak Harbor →
Who’s in charge in Oak Harbor
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Oak Harbor’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on oakharbor.oh.us ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 108 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,692).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Benton-Carroll-Salem Local School District
Oak Harbor’s K–12 school district, shared with Benton Township, Carroll Township, Rocky Ridge, Salem Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,817 per pupil, $8,900 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.
Oak Harbor’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Oak Harbor alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ottawa County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.1%14,872 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.0%8,866 votesOthers: 0.9% (218 votes).
Most votes in Ottawa County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Oak Harbor lies in Ottawa County. Every 2024 race in Ottawa County is on the county’s page.
Ottawa 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 Oak Harbor.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: oakharbor.oh.us ↗
- 2Ohio HouseState representativesDistrict 89
- 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.
Reach Oak Harbor’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Oak Harbor’s government
How much does Oak Harbor spend per resident?
About $972 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $972 was more than 57% of 106 Ohio cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Oak Harbor?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,789 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.26% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see oakharbor.oh.us.
Who runs Oak Harbor’s government?
See oakharbor.oh.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Oak Harbor yet.
How did Oak Harbor vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Oak Harbor alone. Ottawa County, where 100% of Oak Harbor lies, voted Trump 62.1%, Harris 37.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Oak Harbor?
25 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $123,922 (about $1.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Oak Harbor in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Theresa Gavarone) and State House District 89. The House district also covers 36 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Oak Harbor’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; 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 →