PAULDING COUNTY

What PAULDING COUNTY does

Paulding County is a county government entity in northwestern Ohio, USA, operating as a political subdivision of the state and serving approximately 19,000 residents across 12 townships and 10 incorporated villages (Antwerp, Broughton, Cecil, Grover Hill, Haviland, Latty, Melrose, Oakwood, Paulding, Payne). The Board of County Commissioners — Mike Weible (Chairman), Lisa McClure (Vice-Chairman), and Mark Holtsberry — oversees delivery of mandated local government services through more than 17 internal departments and elected offices, including property tax administration (Auditor, Treasurer), court operations (Common Pleas, County Court, Probate/Juvenile), law enforcement (Sheriff), elections administration, emergency management, public health, veterans services, child support enforcement, job and family services, economic development, dog warden/kennel, soil and water conservation, and a tri-county ADAMHS (Alcohol, Drug Addiction, Mental Health Services) board.

The county's core "product" is a unified government services portal hosted at pauldingcountyoh.com, which aggregates department information, FAQs, public notices, RFPs, and online payment links (e.g., property taxes via pauldingcountytreasurer.com, dog licensing). There is no proprietary commercial technology stack in evidence; the most notable technology dependency disclosed is a partnership with Wellnet, which creates and publishes Machine-Readable Files (MRFs) on behalf of the Board of Commissioners to satisfy federal healthcare price-transparency requirements, hosted at healthcarebluebook.com/Wellnet. Distribution is conducted through 19 in-person office locations (predominantly in Paulding, Ohio, with one Antwerp office for the Coroner), walk-in and appointment-based service, and limited Facebook outreach for the Dog Kennel and Job & Family Services.

Paulding County does not operate a commercial revenue model in the traditional sense. It is funded through a combination of property tax collections, transaction-based fees (e.g., $25 dog adoption/license fees, court fines, marriage license fees), state and federal pass-through funding, and grant proceeds. Reported headcount is 199 employees, and the county seat is Paulding, Ohio, established as such in 1851 (the village itself was founded in 1848; the current courthouse was completed in 1886).

Name

PAULDING COUNTY

Legal name

Paulding County Commissioners Office

Website

https://pauldingcountyoh.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Paulding County is an Ohio county government serving approximately 19,000 residents across 12 townships and 10 villages, delivering mandated local services — property taxation, courts, law enforcement, public health, elections, and human services — through a Board of County Commissioners and more than 17 internal departments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB), State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI), Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs (BPAIAJAK), Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI)

Keywords

• County government services
• Property tax administration
• Judicial court services
• Public health services
• Emergency management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paulding

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Paulding County delivers local government administration and statutory public services to approximately 19,000+ residents across 12 townships and 10 villages in northwestern Ohio. Core offerings include property tax assessment and collection, election administration, court and judicial services (Common Pleas, County Court, Probate/Juvenile), law enforcement (Sheriff), emergency management, public health, veterans services, child support enforcement, job and family services, economic development, dog licensing and shelter services, soil and water conservation, and mental health and addiction services through the ADAMHS Board.

Product overview

Paulding County operates a unified county government services portal that serves as the primary digital interface for Paulding County, Ohio. The portal aggregates access to multiple county departments and services including the ADAMH Board, Board of Elections, Child Support Enforcement, Developmental Services, Dog Kennel, Economic Development, Emergency Management, Health Department, Job & Family Services, Sexual Assault Services, Soil & Water Conservation, Veterans Services, and the WMEA recycling program. The website also provides information about elected officials, township trustees, and village governments within the county.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Paulding County Government Services Portal
• Paulding County Dog Kennel Services
• Online Dog License Purchasing
• Property Tax Payment Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WellnetminorOthersWellnet creates and publishes Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Paulding County Board of Commissioners. These files are related to healthcare price transparency requirements. The Machine-Readable Files are available at https://mrf.healthcarebluebook.com/Wellnet.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Defiance County Government (Ohio): Adjacent Northwest Ohio county with similar size and service mix, including health department, JFS, courts, and sheriff's office. Direct peer for benchmarking local governance operations.
• Van Wert County Government (Ohio): Bordering county sharing the tri-county ADAMHS Board with Paulding. Operates the same county-level structure of elected officials and human services departments in a comparable rural Northwest Ohio context.
• Hardin County Government (Ohio): Adjacent Northwest Ohio county government operating an analogous multi-departmental structure (auditor, treasurer, courts, health department, JFS). Comparable in scale, rural setting, service mix, and population size to Paulding County.
• Putnam County Government (Ohio): Neighboring rural Ohio county government with similar population base (~34,000) and parallel departments including health, JFS, courts, and economic development. Direct benchmark for service delivery models in Northwest Ohio.
• Mercer County Government (Ohio): Co-participant in the tri-county ADAMHS Board with Paulding County. Provides a directly analogous rural county government structure in northwest Ohio with shared behavioral health services.
• Williams County Government (Ohio): Neighboring rural Ohio county delivering analogous services through a parallel elected-official structure. Comparable scale and demographic profile make it a direct functional peer.

Broad incumbents

• Hancock County Government (Ohio): Larger Northwest Ohio county (Findlay-area) operating a broader portfolio of services and larger budget. Useful as a broad incumbent reference for how Paulding County could evolve at greater scale.
• Allen County Government (Ohio): Lima-area Ohio county government providing a wider range of services at a larger scale. Serves as a broad incumbent benchmark for service portfolio breadth in a similar Ohio context.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/272091246262848
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paulding-county

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about PAULDING COUNTY