City government · Norton County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Norton took in $8.5 million and spent $7.4 million.

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 (electric power, water)72%City taxes22%Fines and other3.6%State tax money2.1%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

72%

of Norton'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%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
13%$1.1 million
Other taxes
4.5%$383 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$307 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$68 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.9%$331 thousand

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$3.7 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$744 thousand
  • Garbage collection$412 thousand
  • Airport$37 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$178 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$90 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$282 thousand
Fines
0.3%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

63%

of Norton'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
63%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Water supply$488 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$345 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$865 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$278 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$629 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$564 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$446 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$420 thousand
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$380 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$380 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$143 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$74 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Norton. 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 City of Norton 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.