City government · Grundy County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Trenton took in $21.1 million and spent $38.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)69%City taxes17%Fines and other9.3%State tax money3.9%

What stands out

9.2%

of Trenton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes17%

Sales tax
9.2%$1.9 million
Property tax
6.2%$1.3 million
Other taxes
2.2%$455 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$338 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$49 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$29 thousand
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$14.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$7.2 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$821 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$1.9 million
Fines
0.2%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities79%Running the government and other costs8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

79%

of Trenton'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
79%$29.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$13.2 million
  • Electric power$11.2 million
  • Water supply$5.5 million
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$413 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$469 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$56 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$856 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$693 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$154 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$634 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$634 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$130 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$130 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Trenton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

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.