Town government · St Lawrence County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Norfolk took in $3.3 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money33%Town taxes26%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%State tax money8.9%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

33%

of Norfolk's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes26%

Property tax
23%$768 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand
  • Other licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$673 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$311 thousand
  • Sewer$285 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$226 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$299 thousand

County and local tax money33%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
33%$1.1 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$136 thousand
Fines
1.1%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs25%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt8.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

11%

of Norfolk's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$714 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$392 thousand
  • Government buildings$144 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$305 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$218 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
Interest on debt
8.6%$247 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$151 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$85 thousand
  • Water supply$64 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$132 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Norfolk. 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 Town of Norfolk 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.