Village government · Hitchcock County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended October 31, 2021), Trenton took in $9.5 million and spent $7.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended October 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%Village taxes18%Fines and other9.6%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

17%

of Trenton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes18%

Other taxes
17%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$339 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.8%$80 thousand

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 4 more
  • Other service charges$5.6 million
  • Electric power$815 thousand
  • Water$105 thousand
  • Garbage collection$90 thousand
  • Sewer$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$160 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$913 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities84%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Running the government and other costs3.3%Roads, transit and parking1.8%Housing and community development1.5%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

84%

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
84%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$135 thousand
  • Water supply$80 thousand
  • Sewer systems$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$564 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$423 thousand
  • Libraries$141 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.3%$231 thousand
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)$120 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$127 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$126 thousand
  • Airports$1 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
  • Police$11 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Trenton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended October 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.