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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Trappe took in $2.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)64%Town taxes16%Fines and other15%State tax money4.5%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

15%

of Trappe's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes16%

Property tax
10%$276 thousand
Individual income tax
4.2%$113 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$35 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$222 thousand
  • Garbage collection$57 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$20 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$121 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$388 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt5.4%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

68%

of Trappe's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
68%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$315 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$151 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$93 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$84 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$47 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Trappe. 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 Town of Trappe 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.