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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Trenton took in $693 thousand and spent $506 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money28%Federal tax money14%Fines and other3.6%Fees for services (road charges)0.3%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
47%$325 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$100 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$197 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals8.5%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

8.5%

of Trenton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$293 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$293 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$96 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.5%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 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 December 31, 2021. 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.