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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Trotwood took in $26.9 million and spent $29.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)20%Fines and other14%County and local tax money3.8%Federal tax money3.8%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

24%

of Trotwood's money comes from business income taxes.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes57%

Business income tax
24%$6.4 million
Property tax
20%$5.4 million
Other taxes
6.8%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.2 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$310 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$303 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
6.3%$1.7 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$753 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.8%$1.0 million

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$408 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$1.0 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$3.6 million
Fines
0.3%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Sent to other local governments8.9%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

8.9%

of Trotwood's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$12.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$6.2 million
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$409 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$540 thousand
  • Government buildings$358 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Sent to other local governments
8.9%$2.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$525 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$269 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$269 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$242 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$227 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$120 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Trotwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Trotwood 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.