City government · Logan County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Lincoln took in $20.5 million and spent $12.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%Fees for services (sewer)24%City taxes10%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

60%

of Lincoln's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes10%

Other taxes
5.7%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$712 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$341 thousand
  • Other licenses$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.8%$978 thousand

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$4.5 million
  • Other service charges$376 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$12.3 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$1.1 million
Fines
0.5%$101 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt3.1%

What stands out

55%

of Lincoln's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$7.0 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$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$404 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 April 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.