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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Trenton took in $698 thousand and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Fees for services (sewer, water)61%Fines and other33%State tax money6.0%

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$425 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$274 thousand
  • Water$112 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$42 thousand

Fines and other33%

Fines
20%$142 thousand
Interest, rents and other
13%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs16%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

20%

of Trenton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$831 thousand
  • Fire protection$142 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$805 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$745 thousand
  • Libraries$60 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$675 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$445 thousand
  • Water supply$168 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$634 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$634 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$630 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$332 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$164 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$135 thousand
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$135 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$78 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$78 thousand
Social services
0.6%$22 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Trenton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Trenton 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.