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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Trinidad took in $1.4 million and spent $225 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water)41%Fines and other15%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
17%$246 thousand
Other taxes
17%$238 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$238 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.5%$137 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$595 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$365 thousand
  • Other service charges$230 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$3 thousand

Fines and other15%

Fines
15%$215 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs8.4%Interest on debt1.3%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$113 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$92 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$90 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$90 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$19 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Trinidad. 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 Trinidad 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.