City government · Fannin County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Trenton took in $884 thousand and spent $387 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)43%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes47%

Property tax
29%$256 thousand
Sales tax
18%$157 thousand

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$383 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$233 thousand
  • Sewer$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$85 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities79%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

79%

of Trenton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
79%$305 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$120 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
  • Sewer systems$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$23 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 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 September 30, 2021. 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.