Town Hall · Norwegian

Norwegian, PA town hall & government

Norwegian spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $534 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Norwegian's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Norwegian's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$534
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$249,000
$113 per resident
Roads & transportation
$394,00033%
Sewer & trash
$269,00023%
Administration & buildings
$228,00019%
Fire
$47,0004%
Interest on debt
$22,0002%
Parks & libraries
$9,0001%
Police
$8,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Other
$196,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Other taxes & licenses 26%
  • Income taxes 21%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Norwegian didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Norwegian

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,300
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Norwegian didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pottsville Area School District

Norwegian's K–12 school district, shared with Mechanicsville, Mount Carbon, Palo Alto, Port Carbon and Pottsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,864
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,484
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 40%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,864 per pupil, $9,385 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Norwegian pay

Typical tax bill
$3,344
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.64%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$204,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Norwegian's government

Town hall & decisions in Norwegian →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Norwegian

Norwegian is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Daniel Meuser. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Norwegian's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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