Borough government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Norwood took in $5.4 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)29%Federal tax money5.8%State tax money4.8%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

49%

of Norwood's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes57%

Property tax
49%$2.6 million
Other taxes
8.5%$458 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$192 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$156 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$925 thousand
  • Garbage collection$547 thousand
  • Parking$49 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$309 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$256 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$31 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$107 thousand
Fines
0.7%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

27%

of Norwood'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$771 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$535 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.1 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$708 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$197 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$148 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$557 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$554 thousand
  • Parking$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$312 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$212 thousand
  • Libraries$100 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough 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 Borough 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.