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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Trenton took in $359 thousand and spent $357 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)47%Town taxes39%State tax money9.2%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes39%

Sales tax
25%$90 thousand
Property tax
7.2%$26 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$170 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$118 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$33 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Interest on debt20%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%

What stands out

20%

of Trenton's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$146 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$100 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Interest on debt
20%$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$33 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Police$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.