Town government · Montgomery County, AR

Norman's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Norman took in $441 thousand and spent $386 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)67%Town taxes10%State tax money9.3%County and local tax money7.9%Fines and other5.4%

What stands out

67%

of Norman's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes10%

Other taxes
5.4%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.2%$14 thousand
Property tax
1.8%$8 thousand

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$295 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$201 thousand
  • Sewer$54 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.3%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
9.3%$41 thousand

County and local tax money7.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.9%$35 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Running the government and other costs8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

60%

of Norman's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$231 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$143 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$69 thousand
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$82 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$33 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Norman. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Norman itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.