Photo: Pythaglio · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Westerville run?
Westerville’s city government spent $61.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,604 per resident. Water and other utilities ($8 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Westerville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,604 per resident a year, or $4.39 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 24%.
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No comparison for Westerville yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Westerville’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 6171600% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Westerville 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: $0 · 2023: $1,996 · 2024: $1,604. Per resident it went from $0 to $1,604 (up 160300%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 41,452 to 38,466.
full-time in March 2025, up from 415 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $6,658 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.78% 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 Westerville’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 Westerville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Westerville →
Who’s in charge in Westerville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Westerville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on westerville.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 87 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 (38,466).
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.
Westerville City School District
Westerville’s K–12 school district, shared with Minerva Park, Blendon Township, Genoa Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,685 per pupil, $9,212 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.
Olentangy Local School District · $15,172 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Westerville voted in 2024
Official results for Westerville’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat58.4%13,984 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican40.4%9,681 votesOthers: 1.2% (276 votes).
Most votes in Westerville: Kamala D Harris
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Westerville’s 29,281 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Westerville: Sherrod Brown
Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
U.S. House, 2024: 3 districts cover Westerville, so your street decides which race was yours. All 3 districts’ results →
President, 2024: Westerville, the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westerville | 58.4% | 40.4% | 1.2% | 23,941 |
| Ohio | 43.9% | 55.1% | 0.9% | 5,767,788 |
Westerville is two counties, so there is no single county to set beside it; its result is theirs combined.
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 Westerville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: westerville.org ↗
- 2Ohio HouseWesterville is split between 2 districts
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Westerville compares with the towns next door
Westerville’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $297 to $1,764 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Genoa Township | $297 | $8,773 |
| Orange Township | $401 | $8,213 |
| Columbus | $1,764 | $3,341 |
| Blendon Township | estimate | $4,690 |
| Sharon Township | estimate | $7,921 |
| Westerville | estimate | $6,658 |
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 Westerville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Westerville’s government
How much does Westerville spend per resident?
About $1,604 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Westerville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,658 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.78% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see westerville.org.
Who runs Westerville’s government?
See westerville.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Westerville yet.
How did Westerville vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 58.4%, Donald J Trump 40.4% (23,941 votes, official results). Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Westerville?
444 full-time and 310 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.9M (about $46.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Westerville in the state legislature?
Westerville 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 Westerville’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 →