Town government · Jones County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Trenton took in $396 thousand and spent $340 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)42%State tax money33%Town taxes19%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

33%

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

Town taxes19%

Property tax
19%$75 thousand

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$166 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$132 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs21%Housing and community development14%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Environment and natural resources1.2%

What stands out

14%

of Trenton's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$163 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$163 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$71 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Housing and community development
14%$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 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 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 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.