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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Trinidad took in $4.5 million and spent $4.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%City taxes18%Fees for services (water)8.9%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

66%

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

City taxes18%

Sales tax
10%$455 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$211 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$147 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.5%$159 thousand

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$405 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$342 thousand
  • Other service charges$43 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$241 thousand

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$3.0 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking0.3%

What stands out

57%

of Trinidad'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
57%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$2.5 million
  • Police$155 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$765 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$754 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$8 thousand
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Trinidad. 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.

What this covers. The money of City of Trinidad 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.