City government · Gibson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Trenton took in $5.6 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes71%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%County and local tax money11%Fines and other2.8%State tax money2.8%

What stands out

33%

of Trenton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes71%

Other taxes
33%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$759 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$497 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$297 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$199 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$74 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
20%$1.1 million
Property tax
18%$1.0 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$701 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$701 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$156 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$620 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
2.6%$148 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

59%

of Trenton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$524 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$140 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$110 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$662 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$662 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Libraries$33 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$65 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 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 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.