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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Norwalk took in $531 million and spent $626 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes72%State tax money15%Fees for services (sewer, parking)7.3%Federal tax money2.7%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

71%

of Norwalk's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes72%

Property tax
71%$378 million
Other taxes
1.0%$5.1 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$38.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$19.1 million
  • Other service charges$11.5 million
  • Parking$6.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$852 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$465 thousand
  • School lunches$73 thousand
  • Other school charges$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.7%$14.5 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$79.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$67 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$14.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges54%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

54%

of Norwalk's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
54%$338 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$338 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$142 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$121 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$62.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$35.1 million
  • Fire protection$25.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$29.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$24.6 million
  • Parking$5.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$19.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$19.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$15.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$8.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.3 million
  • Libraries$3.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$6.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$2.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.0 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$1.1 million
Social services
0.1%$732 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$732 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Norwalk. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Norwalk 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.