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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Norwood took in $82.3 million and spent $28.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other53%City taxes31%Fees for services (sewer, water)15%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

53%

of Norwood's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
23%$19.1 million
Individual income tax
3.5%$2.9 million
Sales tax
3.3%$2.7 million
Business income tax
0.7%$582 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$39 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$2 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$12.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.7 million
  • Water$5.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$809 thousand

Fines and other53%

Interest, rents and other
53%$43.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Interest on debt0.4%Running the government and other costs0.2%

What stands out

52%

of Norwood'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
52%$14.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$7.9 million
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$204 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$11.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$5.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$667 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$667 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$101 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.2%$58 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Norwood. 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 Norwood 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.