Town government · Greater Bridgeport County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Trumbull took in $203 million and spent $228 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes90%State tax money5.3%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services (school lunches, parks and recreation)1.9%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

88%

of Trumbull's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes90%

Property tax
88%$178 million
Other taxes
2.2%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • School lunches$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$719 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$466 thousand
  • Garbage collection$394 thousand
  • Other service charges$219 thousand
  • Other school charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$435 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$10.7 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$954 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$4.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges72%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Roads, transit and parking2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

72%

of Trumbull's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
72%$164 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$164 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$29.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$13.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$457 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$5.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$2.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.3 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$2.3 million
Social services
0.4%$915 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$915 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Trumbull 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.