Town government · Edgefield County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Trenton took in $440 thousand and spent $403 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%County and local tax money20%Federal tax money14%State tax money2.5%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes62%

Property tax

32%$140 thousand

Other taxes

30%$133 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility licenses

Occupation and business licenses$90 thousand
Public utility licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government

14%$60 thousand

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state

2.5%$11 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

20%$90 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other

1.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs38%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Sent to other local governments5.0%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

47%

of Trenton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

47%$190 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection

Police$120 thousand
Fire protection$70 thousand

Running the government and other costs

38%$152 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$142 thousand
Government buildings$10 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

9.9%$40 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$40 thousand

Sent to other local governments

5.0%$20 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$20 thousand

Interest on debt

0.2%$1 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.