ZIP 37705 · Norris, TN

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 37705: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Tennessee governments, the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 37705?
37705 is served by the State of Tennessee, Anderson County, Union County and the City of Norris. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Tennessee spent $49.5 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Anderson County spent $61.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Union County spent $101 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and City of Norris spent $2.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 37705?
Of the governments serving 37705, Anderson County collected $23.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Union County collected $10.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and City of Norris collected $747 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 37705.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Anderson County, Union County and Norris

Why not this year? Tennessee governments with newer filings show county figures from the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 37705

Anderson County$23.4 million

39% of its $60.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Union County$10.4 million

11% of its $90.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

City of Norris$747 thousand

25% of its $3.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

Public schools here are run by Union County, so school money is part of its budget.

Anderson County

$61.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 69% of this ZIP is in Anderson County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes50%Fees for services (garbage collection)21%State tax money16%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other4.2%Local tax money3.2%

What stands out

21%

of Anderson County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

Full Anderson County breakdown

County taxes50%

Property tax
39%$23.4 million
Sales tax
5.8%$3.5 million
Other taxes
5.2%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$166 thousand
  • Severance taxes$154 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$12.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other service charges$12.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$382 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$3.7 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$9.5 million

Local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.2%$1.9 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$1.6 million
Fines
1.5%$923 thousand
Anderson County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

46%

of Anderson County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Full Anderson County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$28.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Fire protection$7.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.6 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$18.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
  • Government buildings$810 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$954 thousand
  • Libraries$783 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$251 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$251 thousand
Social services
0.2%$148 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$148 thousand
Anderson County page →

Union County

$101 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury.

About 31% of this ZIP is in Union County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money63%County taxes17%Federal tax money11%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services3.3%Local tax money0.7%
Full Union County breakdown

County taxes17%

Property tax
11%$10.4 million
Sales tax
3.6%$3.2 million
Other taxes
1.9%$1.7 million
Tourism taxes
0.2%$147 thousand

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$3.0 million

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$10.3 million

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$57.3 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$615 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$3.8 million
Fines
0.1%$92 thousand
Union County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges79%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Running the government and other costs4.4%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Health and hospitals3.1%All other spending4.6%
Full Union County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
79%$79.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$4.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$3.3 million
Health and hospitals
3.1%$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$1.9 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.5%$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$183 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$13 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Union County page →

Your city

City of Norris

$2.3 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Norris.

Where the money comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)36%State tax money19%Fines and other6.2%
Full Norris breakdown

What stands out

7.1%

of Norris' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Property tax
25%$747 thousand
Sales tax
7.1%$210 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$186 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$130 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$54 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$866 thousand
  • Garbage collection$120 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$574 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$180 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand
Norris page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Environment and natural resources3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%

What stands out

25%

of Norris' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Full Norris breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$820 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$688 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$132 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$562 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$526 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$555 thousand
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$260 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$256 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$173 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$173 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.4%$77 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$69 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Norris page →

Your state

State of Tennessee

$49.5 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes49%Federal tax money41%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)5.8%Fines and other4.8%Local tax money0.2%
Full Tennessee breakdown

What stands out

28%

of Tennessee's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes49%

Sales tax
28%$14.1 billion
Other taxes
14%$6.94 billion
What's in other taxesCorporation licenses; insurance premium taxes and 17 more
  • Corporation licenses$1.50 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.46 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.27 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$723 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$541 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$405 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$356 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$327 million
  • Tobacco taxes$196 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$51.5 million
  • Driver's licenses$46.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$35.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$10.3 million
  • Other licenses$9.6 million
  • Public utility licenses$6.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.8 million
  • Severance taxes$529 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$432 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
6.2%$3.05 billion
Individual income tax
<0.1%$2.1 million

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$2.86 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; other service charges and 10 more
  • College tuition$1.38 billion
  • Other service charges$719 million
  • University housing and dining$505 million
  • Other education charges$136 million
  • Parks and recreation$67.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$28.8 million
  • Hospital bills$19.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Sewer$530 thousand
  • Road charges$118 thousand
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$45 thousand
  • Housing$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money41%

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

From the federal government
41%$20.1 billion

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.2%$117 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$2.32 billion
Fines
<0.1%$38.4 million
Tennessee page →

Where the money goes

Social services33%Sent to local governments28%Schools and colleges14%Health and hospitals5.4%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending14%

What stands out

28%

of Tennessee's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Tennessee breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
33%$16.5 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 1 more
  • Other public welfare$16.4 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$89.2 million
  • Veterans' services$12.2 million
Sent to local governments
28%$13.8 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: general support and 21 more
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$8.60 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.46 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$904 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$331 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$327 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$270 million
  • Sent to school districts$266 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$145 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$131 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$94.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$80.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$51.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$44.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$31.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$23.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$17.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$3.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$2.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$956 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$856 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$225 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$20 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$7.17 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$4.88 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.15 billion
  • Other education$547 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$499 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$90.3 million
Health and hospitals
5.4%$2.69 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$2.02 billion
  • Hospitals$675 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$2.47 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.41 billion
  • Airports$60.6 million
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$2.46 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.06 billion
  • Other and not broken out$918 million
  • Government buildings$323 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 million
  • Other government administration$28.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$2.26 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$866 million
  • Courts and legal services$550 million
  • Police$496 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$177 million
  • Inspections and regulation$174 million
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$738 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$738 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$698 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$471 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$220 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$207 million
  • Libraries$13.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$47.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$45.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Tennessee page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Tennessee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Anderson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

Union County. Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Local Government Audit, TAG export of audited county financial reports, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.

City of Norris. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

How these figures are counted. Tennessee county figures are the audited annual financial reports filed with the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, and include the county's school department. They cover the governmental and enterprise funds and leave out internal service funds and funds held for others, such as sales tax collected for cities. Borrowing, transfers between a county's own funds and depreciation are not counted. Cities and school districts in this ZIP that are not counties stay on the Census figures. Debt payments include principal as well as interest.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Not shown. Part of this ZIP is also served by Anderson County School District, which are not matched to a finance record here.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.