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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Norwich took in $321 million and spent $321 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Fees for services (electric power, gas)32%City taxes30%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

33%

of Norwich's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes30%

Property tax
30%$95.7 million
Other taxes
0.3%$967 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$967 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$104 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 6 more
  • Electric power$53.8 million
  • Gas$22.2 million
  • Water$12.1 million
  • Sewer$9.6 million
  • School lunches$3.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other school charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$1.9 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$106 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%$122 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$11.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Sent to other local governments10%Running the government and other costs4.8%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

34%

of Norwich's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
34%$111 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$111 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$108 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$60.4 million
  • Gas supply$24.3 million
  • Water supply$13.8 million
  • Sewer systems$9.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$35.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$20.4 million
  • Fire protection$14.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$32.1 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$32.1 million
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$15.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$635 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$13.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
Social services
0.5%$1.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Norwich. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Norwich 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.