Town government · Herkimer County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Norway took in $809 thousand and spent $665 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes39%County and local tax money28%State tax money16%Fines and other15%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.5%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes39%

Property tax
38%$308 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$130 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$223 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$117 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

15%

of Norway's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$411 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$411 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$127 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Norway. 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 Town 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.