City government · Randolph County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Trinity took in $5.3 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)31%State tax money12%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

43%

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

City taxes57%

Sales tax
43%$2.3 million
Property tax
13%$677 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$40 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$504 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$616 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Interest on debt8.5%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Sent to other local governments3.6%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

8.5%

of Trinity's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$519 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$507 thousand
Interest on debt
8.5%$426 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$291 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$291 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$180 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$180 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$111 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Trinity. 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 City of Trinity 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.