City government · Chenango County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Norwich took in $12.6 million and spent $10.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money14%County and local tax money6.6%Fines and other1.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Norwich's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes50%

Property tax
30%$3.7 million
Sales tax
18%$2.3 million
Other taxes
2.1%$260 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$170 thousand
  • Other licenses$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$994 thousand
  • Sewer$936 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$7 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.8 million

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$833 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$137 thousand
Fines
0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

38%

of Norwich's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$107 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$3.2 million
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$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$261 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$252 thousand
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$865 thousand
  • Water supply$757 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$391 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$210 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$210 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$50 thousand
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$50 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Norwich. 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 City of Norwich 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.