Photo: Nyttend · Public domainOcta spent less per resident in 2022 than 98% of similar cities
Octa’s village government spent $1,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $17 per resident.
What stands out about how Octa is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$17 per resident in 2022: less than 98% of them
Octa’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($17 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 320 Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $460, and the middle half spent $252–$774. Octa spent less than 98% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Octa itself left out).
About $17 per resident a year, or $0.05 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 100%.
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No trend yet
Octa reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Octa
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 7 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 (59).
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.
Miami Trace Local School District
Octa’s K–12 school district, shared with Bloomingburg, Green Township, Jasper Township, Jeffersonville, Marion Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,154 per pupil, $7,708 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.
Octa’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Octa alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Fayette County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.2%9,706 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.1%2,773 votesOthers: 0.7% (92 votes).
Most votes in Fayette County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Octa lies in Fayette County. Every 2024 race in Fayette County is on the county’s page.
Fayette 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 Octa.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
Reach Octa’s government
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Questions about Octa’s government
How much does Octa spend per resident?
About $17 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 $17 was less than 98% of 320 Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Octa’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Octa yet.
How did Octa vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Octa alone. Fayette County, where 100% of Octa lies, voted Trump 77.2%, Harris 22.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Octa?
8 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,438 (about $101,256 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Octa in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Shane Wilkin) and State House District 91 (Bob Peterson). The House district also covers 66 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →