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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lincoln took in $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)82%City taxes11%State tax money5.4%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

82%

of Lincoln's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes11%

Sales tax
11%$339 thousand

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Sewer$371 thousand
  • Garbage collection$269 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$172 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Fines
1.4%$45 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$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 December 31, 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.