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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lincoln took in $119 million and spent $94.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)66%City taxes27%State tax money4.4%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

66%

of Lincoln's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes27%

Other taxes

9.5%$11.3 million

What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more

Other licenses$7.5 million
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.6 million
Public utility taxes$928 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$914 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$408 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

9.4%$11.2 million

Sales tax

8.5%$10.2 million

Fees for services66%

Fees for services

66%$78.4 million

What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more

Other service charges$31.7 million
Water$18.0 million
Sewer$14.4 million
Garbage collection$8.0 million
Parks and recreation$4.5 million
Airport$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government

0.4%$457 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state

4.4%$5.2 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other

2.1%$2.5 million

Fines

<0.1%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

35%

of Lincoln's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

35%$33.3 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$14.1 million
Sewer systems$12.2 million
Garbage and solid waste$7.0 million

Running the government and other costs

19%$18.2 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$15.0 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

17%$16.1 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$7.6 million
Fire protection$5.7 million
Inspections and regulation$2.8 million

Roads, transit and parking

14%$13.3 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more

Roads and highways$11.1 million
Airports$1.4 million
Public transit$805 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

6.0%$5.6 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$4.8 million
Libraries$828 thousand

Interest on debt

5.9%$5.6 million

Housing and community development

2.8%$2.7 million

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 June 30, 2022. 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.