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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Norton Shores took in $32.6 million and spent $41.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services36%State tax money21%Federal tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
39%$12.6 million
Other taxes
2.8%$924 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$919 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$11.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11.7 million

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%$193 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$6.8 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$171 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$82 thousand
Fines
0.2%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking12%Sent to other local governments9.4%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

9.4%

of Norton Shores' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$10.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$867 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$632 thousand
  • Government buildings$206 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$10.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$9.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$868 thousand
  • Water supply$201 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$10.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$619 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$201 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
  • Public transit$70 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.4%$3.9 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$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$921 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$789 thousand
  • Libraries$132 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$135 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$114 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Norton Shores. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Norton Shores 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.