Township government · Newton County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lincoln Township took in $221 thousand and spent $282 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes84%State tax money14%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

84%

of Lincoln Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes84%

Property tax
84%$185 thousand

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$31 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails47%Sent to other local governments1.4%

What stands out

47%

of Lincoln Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$146 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$146 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$132 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$132 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln Township. 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 Lincoln Township 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.