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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Trenton took in $12.1 million and spent $13.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)53%City taxes42%Fines and other3.8%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

31%

of Trenton's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes42%

Individual income tax
31%$3.8 million
Property tax
10%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.9%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$869 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$107 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Fines
1.9%$235 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$223 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

40%

of Trenton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$160 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$852 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$702 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$230 thousand
  • Government buildings$112 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$726 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$726 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$296 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$277 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$103 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$103 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$36 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Trenton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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.