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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Trenton took in $4.0 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%City taxes20%Federal tax money4.4%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes20%

Property tax
17%$698 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$96 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$79 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$556 thousand
  • Water$476 thousand
  • Garbage collection$302 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$176 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$93 thousand
Fines
0.5%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

17%

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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$409 thousand
  • Sewer systems$312 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$302 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$789 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$446 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$343 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$694 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$694 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$654 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$583 thousand
  • Libraries$71 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$544 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$544 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$78 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 April 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 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.