Town government · Oneida County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Trenton took in $3.7 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money45%Town taxes26%Fines and other14%State tax money7.9%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)6.5%

What stands out

45%

of Trenton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes26%

Property tax
21%$797 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$189 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$189 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$244 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$125 thousand
  • Other service charges$118 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$295 thousand

County and local tax money45%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
45%$1.7 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$499 thousand
Fines
0.9%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

16%

of Trenton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$860 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$486 thousand
  • Government buildings$178 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$519 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$498 thousand
  • Libraries$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$423 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$332 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$40 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$215 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$166 thousand
  • Water supply$45 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$78 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$78 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town 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.