City government · Trinity County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Trinity took in $2.9 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)62%City taxes27%State tax money10%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes27%

Property tax
14%$400 thousand
Sales tax
10%$294 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$79 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$293 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Running the government and other costs34%

What stands out

66%

of Trinity'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
66%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$694 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$694 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Trinity. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Trinity 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.