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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 $112 thousand and spent $51 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes73%State tax money13%County and local tax money9.8%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

14%

of Lincoln's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes73%

Property tax

55%$62 thousand

Sales tax

14%$16 thousand

Other taxes

3.6%$4 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses

Public utility taxes$2 thousand
Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money13%

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

From the state

13%$14 thousand

County and local tax money9.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

9.8%$11 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other

4.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking20%Health and hospitals9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%

What stands out

10%

of Lincoln's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

33%$17 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more

Fire protection$12 thousand
Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Police$2 thousand

Running the government and other costs

27%$14 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

20%$10 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$10 thousand

Health and hospitals

9.8%$5 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$5 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

5.9%$3 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

3.9%$2 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$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 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.