Town government · Moody County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Trent took in $306 thousand and spent $246 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other75%Town taxes24%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

75%

of Trent's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
18%$56 thousand
Sales tax
5.2%$16 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other75%

Interest, rents and other
75%$230 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Health and hospitals5.3%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

11%

of Trent's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$80 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$50 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$70 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$26 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$10 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$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Trent. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Trent 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.