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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Norcross took in $44.0 million and spent $37.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)42%City taxes28%Fines and other15%State tax money7.3%County and local tax money7.3%

What stands out

15%

of Norcross' money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Property tax
18%$7.8 million
Other taxes
10%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$919 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$892 thousand
  • Other licenses$463 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$376 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$345 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$153 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$18.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Electric power$13.8 million
  • Garbage collection$3.6 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$96 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$3.2 million

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$3.2 million

Fines and other15%

Fines
15%$6.5 million
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$199 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

42%

of Norcross' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$16.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$12.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$7.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$395 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$8.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$759 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$193 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Norcross. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Norcross 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.