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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Norway took in $3.8 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes37%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)18%State tax money17%Fines and other15%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

18%

of Norway'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.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
31%$1.2 million
Other taxes
5.8%$221 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$165 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$697 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$497 thousand
  • Road charges$118 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$427 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$639 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$57 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
11%$420 thousand
Fines
3.8%$145 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

16%

of Norway'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%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$701 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$235 thousand
  • Police$232 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$145 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$89 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$563 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$265 thousand
  • Government buildings$164 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$511 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$511 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$169 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$63 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$63 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Norway. 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 Town of Norway 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.