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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Norwalk took in $20.0 million and spent $14.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)85%City taxes8.7%State tax money4.1%Federal tax money2.1%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

85%

of Norwalk's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes8.7%

Property tax
7.5%$1.5 million
Other taxes
1.2%$238 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$187 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$27 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$17.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$9.9 million
  • Water$5.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$415 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$827 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$61 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs9.1%Roads, transit and parking6.8%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

38%

of Norwalk's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$969 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$687 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$524 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$136 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$962 thousand
  • Parking$41 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$224 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$116 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$116 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Norwalk. 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 City of Norwalk 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.