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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Norway took in $15.5 million and spent $12.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)54%State tax money33%City taxes8.0%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

33%

of Norway's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes8.0%

Property tax
7.4%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$8.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Electric power$4.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$984 thousand
  • Other service charges$300 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$5.1 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%$80 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$700 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%

What stands out

57%

of Norway's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$7.0 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$5.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$161 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$240 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$530 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$262 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$157 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$111 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$435 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$435 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Norway. 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 Norway 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.