Township government · Schuylkill County, PA

Norwegian Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Norwegian Township took in $1.6 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)28%State tax money8.0%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

28%

of Norwegian Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes61%

Other taxes
26%$406 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$177 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$165 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
21%$328 thousand
Property tax
13%$208 thousand

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$437 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$285 thousand
  • Other service charges$93 thousand
  • Garbage collection$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$124 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$32 thousand
Fines
1.0%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%Interest on debt1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

23%

of Norwegian Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$424 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$228 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$196 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$394 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$394 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$269 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$138 thousand
  • Sewer systems$131 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Norwegian Township. 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 Norwegian Township 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.