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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lincoln took in $13.6 million and spent $13.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)36%State tax money4.6%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

57%

of Lincoln's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes57%

Other taxes
57%$7.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$622 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
2.1%$290 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Interest on debt6.4%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

39%

of Lincoln's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$385 thousand
  • Fire protection$113 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$915 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$877 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$861 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$861 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$768 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$762 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lincoln. 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 Lincoln 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.